Near Elgin in Williamson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Post Oak Island Lodge #181, A.F. & A.M.
Photographed by Keith Peterson
1. Post Oak Island Lodge #181, A.F. & A.M. Marker
Settled as early as the 1840s, Post Oak Island was one of this areas earliest communities. There, on September 15, 1855, I.J. Kidd, T. Gatlin, P.A. Middleton, M. Gardner and A.S. Harper established a Masonic lodge. On February 2, 1856, the lodge was officially constituted as Post Oak Island Lodge #181, and by October 1860, lodge members had paid the mortgage on their lodge hall. They moved the hall in 1878 to Sam Smith Springs (Lawhon Springs), and in 1901, they moved it again, to Beaukiss. Despite the relatively small population of Beaukiss, the long-standing institution has maintained a high membership, pulled from the areas dispersed rural communities.
Erected 2006 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13604.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1913.
Location. 30° 26.601′ N, 97° 14.628′ W. Marker is near Elgin, Texas, in Williamson County. It is on County Road 480 near Farm to Market Rd, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elgin TX 78621, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas and in the Austin Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pioneer Publisher and Printer David Ervin Lawhon (approx. 1.6 miles away); V.F.W. Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Lawhon Springs Cemetery (approx.
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Lawrence Chapel Cemetery (was approx. 3.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Keith Peterson
2. Post Oak Island Lodge #181, A.F. & A.M. Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,015 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 30, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
