Magothy Methodist Church
One of the first Methodist societies in Anne Arundel County. Log church originally erected on tract acquired in 1764, now the cemetery. Bishop Francis Asbury preached here August 27, 1777. Church built on present site in 1859 was destroyed by fire in 1886. Rebuilt as it now stands, 1887.
Marker is on Mountain Road (Maryland Route 177) 0.2 miles west of Magothy Bridge Road (Maryland Route 607), on the left when traveling west.
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