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Rochester Lodge Number 229

 
 
Rochester Lodge No. 229 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 7, 2011
1. Rochester Lodge No. 229 Marker
Inscription. Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania, is the oldest Masonic Lodge in Beaver County. Meeting continuously since it was constituted April 11, 1848, a year before Rochester Borough was incorporated the Masonic Temple was built in 1884.
 
Erected by Beaver County Historical Landmarks and Research Foundation.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania - Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 11, 1899.
 
Location. 40° 42.07′ N, 80° 17.107′ W. Marker is in Rochester, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Harmony Avenue and Iden Way. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester PA 15074, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. H.C. Fry Glass Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Major General Joseph H. Pendleton (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Always A River 1991 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Industry Along the Banks (approx. 0.2 miles away); Girard Locks of the Beaver Division Canal (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Bridgewater - Rochester Bridge
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); About River Transit ... (approx. ¼ mile away); Make Way for the Railroad (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.
 
Also see . . .
1. Rochester Lodge No. 229. (Submitted on August 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. Freemasonry and the Philalethes Society. (Submitted on August 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
3. Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Foundation. Marker Program (Submitted on October 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.) 
 
Rochester Lodge No. 229 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 7, 2011
2. Rochester Lodge No. 229 Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 778 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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