Downtown in Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Grand Lodge of Tennessee

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 15, 2023

1. Grand Lodge of Tennessee Marker

Inscription. One half-mile southeast on the northeast corner of Gay and Front Streets, at Chisholm-Loves Tavern on St. John's Day, December 27, 1813, representatives of 8 Tennessee Masonic Lodges convened to receive a "Great Charter" from The Grand Lodge of North Carolina constituting an independent Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Tennessee.

Tennessee Lodge No. 2, Knoxville (N.C. 41) George Wilson, Thos. McCorry, John Bright, John Anthony and William Kelly. Greeneville Lodge No. 3, Greeneville (N.C. 43) Stephen Brooks Newport Lodge No. 4, Newport (N.C. 50) Edward Scott Overton Lodge No. 5, Rogersville (N.C. 51) John Williams and George Wilson King Solomon Lodge No. 6, Gallatin (N.C. 52) John Hall and Abraham Shaifer Hiram Lodge No. 7, Franklin (N.C. 55) Thomas Claiborne Cumberland Lodge No. 8, Nashville (N.C. 60) Thomas Claiborne Western Star No 9, Port Royal (N.C. 61) William L. Williams

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical date for this entry is December 27, 1813.

Location. 35° 57.818′ N, 83° 55.283′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox

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County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Locust Street Southwest and Union Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Locust Street Southwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 505 Locust St SW, Knoxville TN 37902, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

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 walking distance of this marker: Rudolph Ingerle (within shouting distance of this marker); Beauford Delaney (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rotary Club of Knoxville (about 500 feet away); Ted Burnett (about 600 feet away); Lawson McGhee Library (about 600 feet away); Civil War Hospital (about 700

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 15, 2023

2. Grand Lodge of Tennessee Marker

feet away); Carl Sublett (about 700 feet away); Knoxville's Market House (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Knoxville.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 450 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2023, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.