Captain Morgan Prayer Nook

Captain Morgan - Prayer Nook

Kangaroo Islands first official settlers sailed

into Nepean Bay aboard the Duke of York early

on 27th July 1836. When in sight of the Island

the previous evening Captain Robert Clark Morgan,

a devout Wesleyan, gathered the passengers for a

prayer meeting and soon after landing conducted a

short service to give thanks for their safe arrival.

"This Southern Land"

Jean M. Nunn M.A.

Dedicated 1996

Reeves Point