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Louisburg in Franklin County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Green Hill Place

 
 
Green Hill Place Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Buckner, February 21, 2022
1. Green Hill Place Marker
Inscription. Site of the first annual conference of Methodist Episcopal Church, 1785, hosted in home of Green Hill, minister, one mi. S.
 
Erected 1935 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number E-1.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.
 
Location. 36° 5.517′ N, 78° 18.367′ W. Marker is in Louisburg, North Carolina, in Franklin County. Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street and Bunn Road, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 809 S Main St, Louisburg NC 27549, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. John Williamson (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Richard Warfington (approx. 0.4 miles away); Edwin Wiley Fuller (approx. 0.9 miles away); Louisburg College (approx. one mile away); Camp Site for Sherman's Army (approx. one mile away); Franklin Male Academy Building (approx. one mile away); Thomas W. Bickett (approx. 1˝ miles away); Moses A. Hopkins (approx. 8.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisburg.
 
Also see . . .  Green Hill House.
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a historic plantation house located near Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. It was the scene in 1785 of the first annual conference of the newly organized Methodist Episcopal Church, attended by Bishop Francis Asbury and Bishop Thomas Coke.
(Submitted on February 7, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 93 times since then and 16 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on February 7, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
 
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