Kountze in Hardin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Pine Lodge No. 642, A.F. & A.M.

Pine Lodge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, August 26, 2024

1. Pine Lodge Marker

Inscription. Organized in September 1886, and chartered in December of that year, the Pine Lodge drew its original thirteen members from all over Hardin County. William B. Pedigo served as the first master of the lodge and would continue his association with it for many years. The Washburn Building on Main Street was the first home of the lodge, which responded to appeals for assistance in the county and helped start new lodges in other area towns. The lodge began renting this building in 1923 and bought the property in 1945.

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11164.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations.

Location. 30° 22.21′ N, 94° 18.862′ W. Marker is in Kountze, Texas, in Hardin County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street and South Maple Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 W Main St, Kountze TX 77625, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Golden Triangle.

It is also in the American South

and in the Piney Woods.

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 walking distance of this marker: General Braxton Bragg, C.S.A. (within shouting distance of this marker); Kirby-Hill House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church of Kountze

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(about 700 feet away); Hardin County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Courthouses of Hardin County (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hooks Abstract Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Kountze (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Kountze Baptist College (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kountze.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, August 26, 2024

2. Pine Lodge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2024, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.