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Cokesbury College

 
 
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Photographed by Adam Margolis, December 14, 2022
1. Cokesbury College Marker
Inscription. First Methodist college in the world. Planned at Christmas conference. Named for Bishops Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury, corner stone laid on this site June 5, 1785 by Asbury. Classes begun 1787. Burned December 4,1795. Monument dedicated 1968.
 
Erected 1968.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is June 5, 1785.
 
Location. 39° 27.646′ N, 76° 16.623′ W. Marker is in Abingdon, Maryland, in Harford County. It can be reached from Cokesbury Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1304 Cokesbury Rd, Abingdon MD 21009, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Captain John Smith (approx. Ύ mile away); Site of “Old Baltimore” (approx. Ύ mile away); Harford Town (approx. 0.9 miles away); This Tablet (approx. one mile away); "The Bush Declaration" (approx. one mile away); Gov. William Paca (approx. 1.3 miles away); “Constant Friendship” (approx. 1.9 miles away); Sophia’s Dairy (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Abingdon.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Cokesbury College (was about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line but
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Cokesbury College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, December 14, 2022
2. Cokesbury College Marker
Cokesbury College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, December 14, 2022
3. Cokesbury College Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 573 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 15, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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