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Construction Begins

When
March 25, 1740
Where
Bethesda Orphanage site
Part of
Founding of Bethesda Orphanage

Construction on the orphanage buildings commenced on March 25, 1740, on a 500-acre land grant near Savannah.

Whitefield initiated the building process on March 25, 1740. The site was a 500-acre land grant located about 10 miles south of Savannah in the newly founded colony of Georgia.

Sources

  1. Bethesda Academy Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-14
  2. George Whitefield Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28

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