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Fraternal or Sororal Organizations Topic
By Tim Fillmon, September 23, 2016
Molly Ferrara Marker looking east on East 7th Avenue
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| On East 7th Avenue (County Road 574) at North 16th Street, on the right when traveling west on East 7th Avenue. |
| | Molly Ferrara, nee Antinori, daughter of Sicilian immigrants, was a native of Ybor City. In 1954, she was elected Alcaldesa of Ybor City, the only woman to hold this distinction. One of the Tampa's few successful businesswomen during her time, she . . . — — Map (db m151027) HM |
| On University Drive east of North Brevard Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Built circa 1855 by Gen. Jesse Carter for his daughter Josephine. He employed Mrs. Louisa Porter as teacher. The first class included Josephine Carter, Janie Givens, Mary Lesley, Mary Kelly, Eugenia Spencer, Lizzie Spencer and Hayden Porter. Jessie . . . — — Map (db m33902) HM |
| On East 7th Avenue (State Road 45), on the right when traveling west. |
| | When local segration forced the withdrawal
of Afro-Cubans from El Club Nacional Cubano,
an organization of black and white Cubans
involved in Cuban independence, Afro-Cuban
cigarmakers founded a society in 1900 as Los
Libres Pensadores de Marti . . . — — Map (db m31708) HM |
| On East 7th Avenue west of North 22nd Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In 1175, Pope Alexander III, authorized "La Orden Real Sant' Yago" to protect the Pilgrims' Way to the shrine of Santiago (St. James), at Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. Among the Spanish conquerors of America, Ponce De Leon, Panfile De . . . — — Map (db m33058) HM |
| On North Donnelly Street north of East Fifth Avenue, on the left when traveling north. |
| | John P. Donnelly, a native of Pittsburg, came to Mount Dora in 1879. In 1881, he married Annie McDonald Stone, a prominent landholder in the community. Successful in a number of real estate and business ventures, Donnelly built this imposing Queen . . . — — Map (db m72779) HM |
| On North Clayton Street at Grant Avenue on North Clayton Street. |
| | The Witherspoon Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, No. 111, is one of Florida’s oldest functioning African American lodges. Established in 1898, it followed the tradition of Prince Hall (1735-1807), who opposed racial oppression in Colonial New . . . — — Map (db m72772) HM |
| On Edgerton Court south of Charles Avenue, on the left when traveling south. |
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The Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club was envisioned in 1925 by Willard Bryant and Fred Thompson, two winter visitors from Hartford, Connecticut. They approached Charles Edgerton, owner of the historic Lakeside Inn and member of the City’s Park . . . — — Map (db m145383) HM |
| On East Jefferson Street at South Meridian Street, on the right when traveling east on East Jefferson Street. |
| | John Gilmore Riley was born in 1857, the son of Sarah and James Riley. He was not formally educated, but was instructed by his Aunt Henrietta. Riley became principal of Lincoln Academy, Tallahassee’s first local high school for African Americans in . . . — — Map (db m79583) HM |
| On Fernando Drive at Cristobal Drive, on the left when traveling north on Fernando Drive. |
| | The Woman's Club of Tallahassee was founded in 1903 by Miss Anna Chaires and other prominent Tallahassee women. The club helped Tallahassee's less fortunate citizens, and in 1910 was instrumental in securing funding for building the first Leon High . . . — — Map (db m93360) HM |
| On State Road 24, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Racial violence erupted in the small and quiet Rosewood community January 1-7, 1923. Rosewood, a predominantly colored community, was home to the Bradley, Carrier, Carter, Goins, and Hall families, among others. Residents supported a school taught . . . — — Map (db m17707) HM |
| On North Duval Street (Florida Route 145) at Northeast Marion Street, on the right when traveling north on North Duval Street. |
| | Madison Lodge Number 11, F.& A.M. founded the St. Johns Seminary of Learning on the southwest corner of this block in 1850. This institution became the basis for Madison High School in 1886. W.B. Cates established the Florida Normal Institute here . . . — — Map (db m149389) HM |
| On 72nd Street East just west of 12th Avenue Drive East, on the left when traveling west. |
| | For the first twenty years, the Silver Leaf Club, also known as the Rubonia Women's Club, met in member's homes. In time, the Club grew and began a search for an affordable larger building. Following World War II, Mead Smith of Palm View purchased a . . . — — Map (db m102466) HM |
| On 6th Street West at 9th Avenue West, on the left when traveling east on 6th Street West. |
| | This Property Has Been
Placed On The
National Register
Of Historic Places
By The United States
Department Of The Interior — — Map (db m146903) HM |
| On South Bayshore Drive at McFarlane Road, on the right when traveling south on South Bayshore Drive. |
| | (Side 1)
Organized as the Housekeepers Club of Coconut Grove when it was founded in 1891, the Woman’s Club of Coconut Grove is the oldest federated woman’s club in South Florida. Together with other pioneer women, local school teacher Flora . . . — — Map (db m150790) HM |
| On East Ponce de Leon Boulevard north of Phoenetia Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Coral Gables Woman's Club is an icon of civic infrastructure in Coral Gables. After organizing in 1923, club members raised $10,000 to construct this clubhouse on land donated by the city. Designed by preeminent South Florida architect H. George . . . — — Map (db m150785) HM |
| On Sunset Drive at Nervia Street, on the left when traveling east on Sunset Drive. |
| | (Side 1)
Pioneer women from distant urban areas were lonely and isolated in the pines and palmettos of South Florida. On February 14, 1912, six of them met at Eleanor Jordan’s home and founded the Coco Plum Thimble Club. "Mother" Jordan . . . — — Map (db m127512) HM |
| Near South Greenway Drive at Cordova Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | When George Edgar Merrick (1886-1942) designed his idealistic City of Coral Gables in the early 1920s, he created a special area for scouts and built a rustic log cabin for his Troop 7 boy scouts on this site. Today, only the chimney remains. After . . . — — Map (db m74784) HM |
| On South Bayshore Drive at McFarlane Road, on the right when traveling south on South Bayshore Drive. |
| | On Thursday afternoon, February 19, 1891, Flora McFarlane and five other pioneer women of Dade County founded the Housekeepers Club, the first organized women's club in South Florida. The purpose was to bring the housekeepers of the area together . . . — — Map (db m75192) HM |
| On Northwest North River Drive at Northwest 4th Street, on the left when traveling north on Northwest North River Drive. |
| | This land on the north side of the Miami River was developed as a residential area soon after the City Park opened in 1909. Along NW 3rd and NW 4th Streets a mixture of single-family and multi-family structures were built that were made of strong . . . — — Map (db m78195) HM |
| On McFarlane Road west of South Bayshore Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The land on which this library stands was given by Commodore Ralph Middleton Munroe, whose first wife lies buried on it.
The library was started by a writer, Kirk Munroe (no relation) and his wife, Mary Barr Munroe, as a reading group called . . . — — Map (db m75209) HM |
| On Main Street at East Cedar Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. |
| |
Chartered January 23, 1886
Crestview, Walton County, Florida
Crestview Chapter 40 Royal Arch
Masons erected building on this
site in 1919 — — Map (db m99238) HM |
| On McDonald Street 0.1 miles south of Edney Avenue West, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Chartered 1904, Augusta G. Conyers, WM
Went inactive in 1942-43, Will Lewis, WM
Reactivated October 1944, K.L. Popleon, WM
Renamed J.R.L. Conyers Lodge #364, 1980
James R.L. Conyers, WM — — Map (db m78705) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 441) at Alabama Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| | Masonic Lodge No. 36 of the Grand Jurisdiction of Florida was established in 1856 and is still serving under a warrant issued that year. This building was erected here in 1859; the upper story has been continually used for lodge meetings. The . . . — — Map (db m72418) HM |
| On Rosalind Avenue 0.1 miles south of Wall Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Rosalind Club, a ladies club organized
in 1894, constructed its first clubhouse on
the current site of the Angebilt Hotel. In 1916,
Orlando architect Murry S. King designed this
structure overlooking Lake Eola. In 1919, the
city . . . — — Map (db m139097) HM |
| On Massachusetts Avenue at 11th Street, on the right when traveling north on Massachusetts Avenue. |
| |
The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a nationwide organization founded in 1866 for Union veterans of the Civil War. The town of St. Cloud was founded in 1909 as a community for Union veterans. The L.L. Mitchell Post #34, named for the first . . . — — Map (db m112312) HM |
| On Circle Boulevard at Grand Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on Circle Boulevard. |
| | Originally named Enchantment Park, it was renamed December 16, 1924, to honor George R. Sims, early developer of New Port Richey and donor of the park and clubhouse. His wife, Marjorie, was the first Chasco Fiesta queen. The Civic Club, organized . . . — — Map (db m67072) HM |
| Near Tradition Road 0.4 miles west of Lake Jovita Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. |
| |
Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club incorporates the site of W.E. Currie's Lake Jovita Club of the 1920s and 30s. Gene Sarazen, a leading professional golfer of that era, considered the course-designed by Stiles & VanKleete-one of the best in . . . — — Map (db m67629) HM |
| On Lake Morton Drive south of Vistabula Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | In 1922 the Sorosis Club or sorority, a women's club in Lakeland, was organized. Named after the first incorporated women's club in America, the Sorosis Club of New York, the Sorosis Club's mission included service to the community, as well as . . . — — Map (db m51933) HM |
| On Pine Street 0.1 miles west of Road 21, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Since its beginning as the Literary and Debating Society in 1890, the Melrose Woman's Club has been a major contributor to community development. The formation of the Improvement Society for Melrose in 1891 was one of its first accomplishments. The . . . — — Map (db m101760) HM |
| Near Spencer Avenue 0.3 miles east of South Tamiami Trail (U.S. 41) when traveling east. |
| | The original Johnson Chapel building, located on Church Street in Laurel, was moved in 1947 from the Missionary Baptist Church in Osprey to become the sanctuary for the Johnson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Laurel. Naming the church for their . . . — — Map (db m124875) HM |
| On Andrew Avenue 0.2 miles south of Clark Road (County Road 72), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Side 1
The Bee Ridge Woman's Club has been an integral part of the growth and development of the Bee Ridge community, providing social outlet, community pride, and staunch support for many public interest projects since the early 1900s. Organized . . . — — Map (db m136014) HM |
| Near Country Club Road 0.4 miles south of H.E. Thomas Jr Parkway. |
| |
The Mayfair Country Club is a portion of a 20,000 acre tract of land purchased in 1848 for $40.00 by General Joseph Finegan, who later became the commander of the Confederate forces in their victory at Olustee, Florida. In 1870 Henry Sanford . . . — — Map (db m93066) HM |
| On South Magnolia Avenue north of East Second Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This two story building was built in 1910. It served the Sanford Herald, a newspaper that began publication in 1908, as offices and printing room. The architect and builder was W.G. Hammond. The Sanford Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows . . . — — Map (db m53247) HM |
| On West King Street west of South Whitney Stret, on the left when traveling west. |
| | This Masonic Lodge, built in 1947 with George Morgan as Worshipful Master, was originally organized in 1925 and represents a merger (in 1984) of Prince Hall Lodges—S.D.W. Smith No. 481, Ancient City No. 26, and Mt. Horeb No. 20. This facility . . . — — Map (db m76918) HM |
| On Aviles Street north of Cadiz Street, on the right when traveling south. |
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This two-story coquina house and detached kitchen was built for Spanish merchant Andres Ximenez ca. 1798 for use as a general store, tavern, and family residence. After Florida became a U.S. Territory in 1821, Margaret Cook bought the property in . . . — — Map (db m143352) HM |
| Near Southwest 102nd Avenue at County Route C 476B. |
| | The Flame of Freedom burns
because of those who served
Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons of Florida
Organized July 5 And 6, 1830 — — Map (db m146834) WM |
| Near Southwest 102nd Avenue at County Route C 476B. |
| | In memory of
all Scottish Masons
who have served their country
Gone but not forgotten
The Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.
November 11, 2000 — — Map (db m146836) WM |
| Near SW 85th Terrace at County Route C 476B, on the left when traveling west. |
| | In memory of our departed comrades who
answered the call to duty with honor and
patriotism, in defending the freedom
of our beloved country
May they rest in peace — — Map (db m146449) WM |
| On U.S. 27 at Ivey Memorial Park Drive, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 27. |
| | In the late 19th century, steamboats docked regularly at the old depot in Branford (originally called Rowland's Bluff) when the settlement was a major port on the Suwannee River. From here the steam powered vessels carried the region's cotton, . . . — — Map (db m17723) HM |
| On Orange Avenue east of South Palmetto Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This Property Has Been Placed On The
National Register Of Historic Places By The United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m50824) HM |
| On South Woodland Boulevard (U.S. 17/92) at Howry Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Woodland Boulevard. |
| | This building was the St. John's Masonic Lodge #7. The cornerstone, containing the membership rolls of the Masonic bodies in DeLand, was laid Sept. 14, 1925. Designed by local architects, Carpenter & Bent, the lower floor originally accommodated a . . . — — Map (db m45669) HM |
| On West Michigan Avenue west of North Woodland Boulevard (U.S. 17/92), on the left when traveling west. |
| | The Woman's Club of DeLand was organized in March 1906, and was incorporated on July 26 of that year with ninety-two charter members. Nearly from its inception club members wanted to have their own clubhouse. The organization purchased a lot on West . . . — — Map (db m45507) HM |
| On Nelson Avenue (U.S. 90) at 6th Street, on the left when traveling east on Nelson Avenue. |
| | Shortly after the Civil War, the women of Walton County organized a "Ladies' Memorial Association," with Jeannett I. McKinnon as president, to erect a marble monument honoring Walton County's Confederate dead. The Association raised $250, and the . . . — — Map (db m39774) HM |
| On Circle Drive at West Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Circle Drive. |
| | The original Chautauqua Institution was founded in 1874 on Lake Chautauqua in western New York state as a vacation school for Sunday school teachers. The idea of providing a retreat for improving religious and secular education for the general . . . — — Map (db m39773) HM |
| On Nelson Avenue (U.S. 90) east of 6th Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | To the memory of the Confederate Dead of Walton Co. Florida. Erected by the Ladies of the Walton County Female Memorial Association. Southwest face Angus D. McLean, Col., 6th Fla. Vols. Murdoch M. Gillis, Capt. 6th Fla. Vols. Daniel D. . . . — — Map (db m39775) HM |
| On Circle Drive at Live Oak Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Circle Drive. |
| | The Walton-DeFuniak Library opened during the first decade of the existence of the town of DeFuniak Springs. This community originated in the early 1880's as a station on the new Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad. The town was named for Frederick de . . . — — Map (db m60246) HM |
| On Madison Street at North Street on Madison Street. |
| | Herman Lodge No. 108 F.&A.M. was chartered January 16, 1889 in DeFuniak Springs and originally met in a structure in the area of Freeport known as "Tucker Town". On June 19, 1901, the lodge building burned down and was replaced with this structure . . . — — Map (db m110447) HM |
| On Prince Avenue (U.S. 129) at North Chase Street, on the right when traveling east on Prince Avenue. |
| | In 1891 at this site, the Ladies Garden Club was founded by twelve Athens ladies in the home of Mrs. E. K. Lumpkin. Mrs. Lamar Cobb was the first president. Beginning as a small neighborhood group, the club extended membership to all Athens ladies . . . — — Map (db m39083) HM |
| On South Lumpkin Street at Bocock Street, on the right when traveling north on South Lumpkin Street. |
| | Founders’ Memorial Garden which commemorates the founders of America’s first garden club. The Ladies Garden Club organized in 1891, Athens, Georgia. This garden was developed on University of Georgia campus by University’s Landscape Architecture . . . — — Map (db m35108) HM |
| On Fourth Street 0.1 miles north of Bray Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery was founded in 1882 by the Gospel Pilgrim Society, a fraternal organization, to furnish respectable funerals and burial places for Athens-area African Americans. Popular in the nineteenth century, such societies offset . . . — — Map (db m14500) HM |
| On Prince Avenue (U.S. 129) 0 miles east of Georgia Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | May Erwin Talmadge was the eighteenth President General of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1944-1947. Mrs. Talmadge and her husband, Julius Young Talmadge (1880-1940), an Athens businessman, made their home in this . . . — — Map (db m39086) HM |
| On East Hancock Street (Georgia Route 22/24) at North Wayne Street, on the right when traveling west on East Hancock Street. |
| | This is the oldest Masonic building in Georgia with continuous usage since its dedication on June 24, 1834. Funded through a state authorized lottery and constructed by John Marlor (also one of its architects with Samuel Tucker and James Doyle), . . . — — Map (db m36729) HM |
| | Initiated in Cartersville Lodge No. 63 on June 2, 1891, passed on June 30, & raised on
Aug. 4, 1891. Was W.M. 1893, 1894, 1899 & 1901. Jr. Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of GA in 1897 & 1898. Judge of Cartersville City Court, President of City . . . — — Map (db m53015) HM |
| On Mulberry Street 0 miles east of 3rd Street, in the median. |
| | Freemasonry came to Macon in 1824 when the city was in its infancy. Macon Lodge No. 5, F. &A.M., was organized in 1824 and chartered by the Grand Lodge of Georgia in 1825. Historians have referred to Macon lodge as being the “First society in . . . — — Map (db m54733) HM |
| Near Riverside Drive (U.S. 23) at Jones Street. |
| | Edward D. Tracy, Jr., was born in Macon, Georgia, on Nov. 5, 1833. His father served as Macon’s second Mayor (1826-1828), a Judge of Superior Court, and hosted General Lafayette during his visit to Macon in 1825. The younger Tracy graduated from the . . . — — Map (db m25388) HM |
| On Nottingham Drive 0 miles west of Masonic Home Road, in the median. |
| | In Memory of J. Wilson Parker
June 26, 1895 ------ July 27, 1966
Grand Master 1940
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Masonic Home of Georgia, 1946-1966
Raised in Fairburn Lodge No. 180, F. & A. M., 1920; Worshipful Master 1923 and . . . — — Map (db m49146) HM |
| On Nottingham Drive 0.1 miles west of Masonic Home Road, in the median. |
| | Worshipful Master of Cherokee Lodge No. 66, F. & A. M., Rome, 1885-1923; Worshipful Master of the Seventh District Masonic Convention, 1897-1923; Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Georgia 1900-1907; High Priest Rome Chapter No. 26, R.A.M; . . . — — Map (db m49193) HM |
| On Mulberry Street at New Street, on the right when traveling west on Mulberry Street. |
| | The first Masonic meeting in Georgia was held in 1734 at the town of Sunbury in what is now Liberty County, with General James Edward Oglethorpe serving as Worshipful Master. This was just seventeen years after the formation of the Grand Lodge of . . . — — Map (db m49663) HM |
| On Third Street Parkway at Cherry Street, in the median on Third Street Parkway. |
| | We of the American Legion honor those men who lost their lives in the Viet-Nam Conflict Aug. 5, 1964 to Aug. 15, 1973 from Bibb County, GA.
* ARMY * *MARINES* *AIR FORCE*
Baker, J. W.
Betleyoun, G. C.
Brown, . . . — — Map (db m53432) HM |
| On North 2nd Street (Business U.S. 23) 0 miles east of Cherry Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Beloved lifelong citizen of Cochran and Bleckley County, he was a banker, farmer, mayor, Rotarian, Mason, Shriner and a never failing friend to all. His example to do all men good helped shape the lives and destiny of this county. His Christian . . . — — Map (db m57925) HM |
| On Osborne Street (Georgia Route 40) near Conyers Street, in the median. |
| | Following the death of
President George Washington
on December 14, 1799, local
citizens and members of
Camden Lodge #16 planted
six oak trees in a
memorial service honoring
this famous Statesman,
Soldier and Free Mason. This . . . — — Map (db m63927) HM |
| On Georgia Route 121 on State Route 121. |
| | Traders Hill Masonic Lodge was established by dispensation March 1, 1854, one month after Charlton County was created. The first return to the Grand Lodge was made in 1855, and showed: the Rev. F.M. Smith, W.M.; R.A. Baker, S.W.; P.W.W. Mattox, . . . — — Map (db m14477) HM |
| On East Oglethorpe Avenue at Bull Street, in the median on East Oglethorpe Avenue. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m6265) HM |
| On Macon Street at Bull Street, on the left when traveling east on Macon Street. |
| | The Scottish Rite of freemasonry was introduced into Georgia in 1792 by the brother Abraham Jacobs. The first degrees of the rite of perfection to be communicated in Savannah were on April 17, 1796, when Jacobs conferred the degrees on James Clark, . . . — — Map (db m5655) HM |
| On Drayton St, on the right when traveling east. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m8297) HM |
| On Bull Street at Oglethorpe Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Bull Street. |
| | Birthplace of
Juliette Gordon Low
Founder of Girl Scouts
In The United States
Owned and Operated
By The
Girl Scouts Of The U.S.A.
(Bottom):
The Juliette Gordon Low
birthplace
Has Been Designated A
National . . . — — Map (db m5582) HM |
| On East Oglethorpe Avenue at Bull Street, in the median on East Oglethorpe Avenue. |
| | In the house that stands opposite this marker, Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, was born, October 31, 1860. It was her girlhood home until her marriage there in 1886 to William Low, an Englishman, then . . . — — Map (db m5581) HM |
| On Abercorn Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Georgia Society of the
Colonial Dames of America
This house was built by Andrew Low about 1848
Among the distinguished guests who visited
here were
William Makepeace Thackeray in 1853 and 1856
General Robert E. Lee in 1870
Home of . . . — — Map (db m13550) HM |
| On East Macon Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The house adjacent to this building was the home of Juliette Gordon Low at the time she founded Girl Scouting in the United States, March 12, 1912. Formerly the carriage-house and stable of the Low mansion, this building became that year the first . . . — — Map (db m5583) HM |
| On Drayton St near E. Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Founder in the United States
of the Girl Scouts ---- 1912
"She gave the lead — she is not dead if we
but keep alive the spirit that was hers
— Robert Baden Powell — — Map (db m8305) HM |
| On Oglethorpe Ave at E . Habersham Street, on the right when traveling east on Oglethorpe Ave. |
| | (Front):
Above and Beyond
"Lest We Forget"
Dedicated to the Memory
of police officers
who gave their lives
in the line of duty
(Reverse):
Above And Beyond
"Lest We Forget"
Savannah Police Officers
Samuel . . . — — Map (db m5315) HM |
| On East Bay Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Georgia's first and second Prince Hall lodges, Eureka Lodge No. 1, and Hilton Lodge No. 2, F. & A.M. were organized at Savannah on February 4, 1866 by Rev. J. M. Simms, having received their warrants from the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of . . . — — Map (db m6133) HM |
| On East Bay Street near Drayton Street Ramp, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Organized as a Masonic Lodge, February 21, 1734. Its first worshipful Master was General James Edward Oglethorpe, English Soldier, Statesman, Humanitarian, and founder of Georgia, who raised the flag of England at Savannah on February 12, 1733. . . . — — Map (db m6584) HM |
| |
Organized Feb. 21, 1734
Oldest Continuously
Operating English
Constituted Lodge in
The Western Hemisphere
[Masonic Emblem]
Building dedicated for
Masonic purposes
Sept. 13, 1975
Grand Lodge, F. & A.M., Georgia
Harris Bullock, . . . — — Map (db m26711) HM |
| On E. River Street west of the Broad Street Ramp, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Chartered May, 1922
has continuously served this Community,
Nation and the Free World through
Lions International.
This flagpole is erected as a symbol
of our great love and respect for the
flags of our State and Nation
and to honor . . . — — Map (db m20385) HM |
| Near East Oglethorpe Avenue. |
| | Born January 1752 at Beaulieu (Bulie) near Savannah of distinguished English ancestry, William Stephens was an eminent lawyer and jurist during and after the War For Independence. Georgia’s first Attorney-General he was also Chief Justice of . . . — — Map (db m5432) HM |
| On River Drive near Center St., on the right when traveling north. |
| | Roger Lacy (Lacey) arrived in Savannah in 1734. While a resident
of the Georgia Colony, he spent most of his time at a trading
post in Augusta. There he gained employment as a trader and served
as the post commander. Roger Lacy (Lacey) was a . . . — — Map (db m9494) HM |
| | In a modest garage apartment building at the corner of Jefferson and 35th Street, the Jefferson Athletic Club for Boys was founded in 1933. The nation was in the throes of a great economic depression. The need arose for organized activities for . . . — — Map (db m55014) HM |
| On Tara Boulevard (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling south. |
| | This is a memorial to Harry S. Dixon and his Fraternity Brothers in Company D, Twenty-Eighth Mississippi Volunteer Calvary, Confederate States of America. Having become members of the Sigma Chi Fraternity in college before the war, they met in an . . . — — Map (db m43071) HM |
| On Haynes Street at Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Haynes Street. |
| | Judge Debra Halpern Bernes was a loving and devoted wife and mother to her husband, Gary, and children, Lane and Matthew. She served her community as an Assistant District Attorney for Cobb County, a solo practitioner of law and as an elected judge . . . — — Map (db m54702) HM |
| Near Powder Springs Road (Georgia Route 360). |
| | Mattie Harris Lyon, 97, the “Mother of Marietta,” was known for her years of zealous and affectionate service in religious, civic, welfare and patriotic activities. Her life was dedicated to the service of people of all races. A true . . . — — Map (db m5198) HM |
| On Depot Street west of W Park Square, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The Kennesaw Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy was organized July 29, 1898, in the parlors of the Kennesaw House on the second floor corner nearest the railroad station. Mrs. R. L. Nesbitt was elected the first president. There were forty . . . — — Map (db m1665) HM |
| On South Madison Avenue (U.S. 441) near Ashley Street (State Road 32), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Organized at Douglas High School,
on this site, in 1930
Founder Dr. Jesse Lee Fortney,
Superintendent of Douglas Public Schools
Faculty Sponsor - Miss Agnes McNair
Adult Advisors - Misses Kate Outen and Mary
Stanford; Mesdames L.E. . . . — — Map (db m24372) HM |
| On Clay Pit Road 0.1 miles south of Georgia Veterans Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In 1952, the V.F.W. opened Camp Safety Patrol. Here, with the cooperation of the Department of Public Safety, over 72,000 youths camped and learned school safety practices. The V.F.W. made improvements, built facilities and obtained equipment for . . . — — Map (db m35042) HM |
| On Ponce de Leon Avenue (U.S. 78) near Oakdale Road NE, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Alpha Delta Pi Sorority was founded May 15, 1851 at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, as the first secret society in the world for college women, and thus became the mother of the social sorority system. Wesleyan College was the first educational . . . — — Map (db m28962) HM |
| On Deadwyler Street at North Oliver Street (Georgia Highway 77), on the left when traveling east on Deadwyler Street. |
| | Elbert County was named in honor of General Samuel Elbert, an outstanding military leader in the Revolutionary War and distinguished Governor of the State of Georgia in 1785-86.
Born in 1740, Elbert was orphaned at an early age; achieved . . . — — Map (db m21908) HM |
| On West Lanier Avenue west of Glynn Street N, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Dedicated To The Memory Of Grady L. Huddleston 1923-2001 Past Master: Fayetteville #711: 1958 Past Master: Tyrone #644: 1953 State House of Representatives: 1947-1960 Magistrate Judge: 1987-2000 — — Map (db m114296) HM |
| On Resthaven Street 0 miles west of Atlanta Highway (Georgia Route 9), on the left when traveling east. |
| | In 1834, Moses Whitsett was the first person buried on the property which in 1840 became the cemetery for the Baptist Church and the Presbyterian Church. In 1856, the Presbyterian Church disbanded. When the Baptist Church relocated, the cemetery . . . — — Map (db m14382) HM |
| On West Peachtree Street just north of 7th Street NE, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Thirteen Atlanta physicians organized the Brotherhood of Physicians in 1854. After many location and name changes, the Brotherhood evolved in to the Fulton County Medical Society, which dedicated the Academy of Medicine as its headquarters here on . . . — — Map (db m9849) HM |
| On 15th Street just west of Piedmont Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Joseph Habersham Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was organized February 12, 1900 at the Executive Mansion. Mrs. William Lawson Peel, first Regent and Mrs. Allen D. Candler, wife of the governor, were among the five . . . — — Map (db m30510) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m64836) HM |
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A native of Upson County, Georgia, and a Major General, Confederate States Army, was one of General Lee's most trusted and outstanding officers. He brilliantly led his devoted men in every engagement in which the Army of Northern Virginia . . . — — Map (db m64831) HM |
| Near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE at Washington Street SW, on the left when traveling north. |
| | With the faith and courage of their forefathers who made
possible the freedom of these United States
The Boy Scouts of America
dedicate this replica of the Statue of Liberty as a pledge
of everlasting fidelity and loyalty
The . . . — — Map (db m128523) HM |
| On Piedmont Avenue 0.1 miles north of 14th Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This is the home of the Atlanta Chapter, D.A.R., organized April 15, 1891; oldest Chapter in Georgia; second oldest in the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs. Henry Jackson was first Regent.
Meetings were held in private . . . — — Map (db m30516) HM |
| On Alpharetta Highway (Georgia Route 9) at Green Street, on the right when traveling south on Alpharetta Highway. |
| | Became Masonic Hall in 1952 — — Map (db m109171) HM |
| On Pier Road west of Stable Road, on the right when traveling west. |
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Keeping the peace
as well as providing superior service was a difficult task. These two skills and countless other responsibilities were entrusted to the Club superintendent. Men such as J. P. Morgan, Joseph Pulitzer and Henry Hyde knew . . . — — Map (db m115112) HM |
| On North Main Street 0 miles north of Court Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | A native of Greene County, then on Georgia’s Indian frontier, he was educated in the law and admitted to the bar in 1818. The remainder of his exemplary life was spent in the public service as legislator, Captain of Volunteers in the Indian War of . . . — — Map (db m14740) HM |
| On South Perry Street (Georgia Route 20) 0 miles south of Don's Way SW, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The first building erected on this property was completed July 31, 1838 to house the Lawrenceville Female Seminary. The Reverend John S. Wilson was elected first president of the Board of Trustees. The Seminary commenced operations on September 24, . . . — — Map (db m23490) HM |
| On E. E. Butler Parkway (U.S. 129) at Myrtle Street (Georgia Route 11 Conn), on the right when traveling north on E. E. Butler Parkway. |
| | This marker and plaza proudly acknowledges the significant contributions of John William Morrow, Jr., and countless citizens for the betterment of this community.
Born in 1918 in Hall County, John W. Morrow, Jr., graduated Booker T. Washington . . . — — Map (db m25993) HM |
| On Whitesville Road 0 miles south of Pleasant Valley Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Side 1: On this site was Camp McKenzie, a 350 acre tract used for approximately 75 years as the official campsite for the local councils of the Boy Scouts of America. Under the leadership of W. W. McKenzie and Fred H. Schomburg, together with . . . — — Map (db m22475) HM |
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