Portland in Sumner County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Origins of Portland Masonic Lodge #326
Inscription.
Near this site in 1868 Fountain Head Masonic Lodge #326 started meeting in the old meeting house after being organized in Orville P. Butler's house near this site. The lodge's names was changed in 1922 to Portland Masonic Lodge #326
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations.
Location. 36° 33.881′ N, 86° 28.939′ W. Marker is in Portland, Tennessee, in Sumner County. It is on Old Fountain Head Cemetary Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 138 Old Fountain Head Cemetary Rd, Portland TN 37148, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in Greater Nashville. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Fountain Head Meeting House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Parker's Chapel (approx. one mile away); Bishop William McKendree (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fountain Head (approx. 1.7 miles away); "Freedom: Bought with their lives" (approx. 1.9 miles away); In Honor and Remembrance (approx. 1.9 miles away); In Memory of Our Brave Men and Women (approx. 1.9 miles away); Historic Cold Springs (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 263 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.

