Hillsborough in Orange County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Masonic Hall

ca. 1823

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2021

1. Masonic Hall Marker

Inscription.
site of Edmund Fannings House, ca 1762

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1762.

Location. 36° 4.525′ N, 79° 6.117′ W. Marker is in Hillsborough, North Carolina, in Orange County. It is on West King Street just east of North Wake Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 142 W King St, Hillsborough NC 27278, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and in the Research Triangle.

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 original Thirteen Colonies,

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:

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Eagle Lodge No. 71, A.F. and A.M. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town of Hillsborough (about 500 feet away); Nash-Hooper House (about 700 feet away); Thomas Burke (about 800 feet away); Boone Expedition for Kentucky (about 800 feet away); Regulators Hanged (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Town Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Edmund Fanning (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hillsborough.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Edmund Fanning (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

National Register marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 31, 2023

2. National Register marker

The Masonic Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2021

3. The Masonic Hall

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 31, 2023

4. Masonic Hall Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 281 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on May 11, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on April 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on September 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on April 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on September 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.