Wilmore in Jessamine County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Bethel Academy / Asbury College

Bethel Academy Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021

1. Bethel Academy Marker

Inscription.
Bethel Academy This was second Methodist school in United States. In 1790 Bishop Francis Asbury laid plans for Bethel Academy, four miles southeast of Wilmore on cliffs above Kentucky River. It was operating by 1794; closed ca. 1804, due to lack of funds and Indian hostilities. Second site was in Nicholasville, 1820-93.

Asbury College Established in 1890, this school named for Francis Asbury, first Methodist bishop circuit rider in United States. Asbury Theological Seminary was established at Asbury College, 1923. Original Bethel Academy site and Asbury College Administration Building are listed on National Register of Historic Places.

Erected 1988 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1830.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Education. In addition, it is included in the Francis Asbury, Traveling Methodist Preacher, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.

Location. 37° 51.749′ N, 84° 39.687′ W. Marker is in Wilmore, Kentucky, in Jessamine County. Marker is on North Lexington Avenue (Kentucky Route

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29) 0.1 miles south of West College Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 204 North Lexington Avenue, Wilmore KY 40390, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. George and Betty Bryan House (approx. 1.9 miles away); John Curd (approx. 3 miles away); July 4th Celebration (approx. 3.1 miles away); John McMurtry’s Station (approx. 4.3 miles away); Kentucky River Palisades (approx. 4.3 miles away); An Engineering Landmark (approx. 4.3 miles away); High Bridge (approx. 4.4 miles away); Ebenezer Church (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmore.

Asbury College Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021

2. Asbury College Marker

Asbury College Administration Building image. Click for more information.

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3. Asbury College Administration Building

National Register of Historic Places Digital Archive on NPGallery website entry
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Bethel Academy / Asbury College Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021

4. Bethel Academy / Asbury College Marker

Asbury University Administration Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 27, 2021

5. Asbury University Administration Building

The Georgian Revival building cost $106,000 to build in 1910.

Francis Asbury (1745-1816) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By John Paradise, 1813

6. Francis Asbury (1745-1816)

Portrait in the National Portrait Gallery.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 338 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on March 1, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 2, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.