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Potomac No. 5

 
 
Potomac No. 5 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 13, 2017
1. Potomac No. 5 Marker
Inscription.
Potomac No. 5
F.A.A.M.
Chartered April 21, 1789
Potomac Lodge has occupied this site since 1859

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical date for this entry is April 21, 1789.
 
Location. 38° 54.33′ N, 77° 3.773′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Georgetown. It is on Wisconsin Avenue Northwest north of M Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1212 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20007, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The City Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Crossroads of Georgetown (within shouting
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distance of this marker); John Lutz (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Canal Square (about 400 feet away); Chesapeake & Ohio Canal (about 400 feet away); 5 Congress at Oak Alley (about 500 feet away); Georgetown's Watering Holes (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Canal Square (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
 
Potomac No. 5 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 13, 2017
2. Potomac No. 5 Marker
Georgetown Masonic Hall image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 13, 2017
3. Georgetown Masonic Hall

Georgetown Masonic Hall
1212 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
202-337-9709

Potomac Lodge No. 5, F.A.A.
First & Third Mondays, 7:30 p.m.

Benjamin B. French Lodge No. 15, F.A.A.
First & Third Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.

Mehr Lodge No. 90, F.A.A.
Fourth Thursday, 6:30 p.m.

La France Lodge No. 93, F.A.A.
Third Saturday, 6:30 p.m., Feb., May, Sept., and Nov. only

Hayastan Lodge No. 94, F.A.A.M.
Third Friday, 6:30 p.m., Feb., May, Sept., and Nov. only

Washington-Potomac Chapter No. 8, F.A.A.
First Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 497 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 13, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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