Bethel Academy
Bethel Academy Site (15JS80) | |
| Location | On cliffs above a bend in the Kentucky River near High Bridge, four miles south of Wilmore |
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| Nearest city | Wilmore, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 37°49′20″N 84°42′18″W / 37.82222°N 84.70500°W |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | 1790 |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001597 |
| Added to NRHP | March 15, 1984 |
Bethel Academy was the first Methodist school established in the United States west of the Appalachian Mountains. Established by Francis Asbury in 1790, the school operated in present-day Jessamine County, Kentucky until 1805.