Riverfront in Wilmington in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

St. John's Lodge

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

1. St. John's Lodge Marker

Inscription. First Masonic lodge in North Carolina. Est. in 1754. Building erected 1804, used until 1825, is one block west.

Erected 2004 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number D-107.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1754.

Location. 34° 14.002′ N, 77° 56.755′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is in Riverfront. It is on South 3rd Street (U.S. 74) 0.1 miles north of Orange Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilmington NC 28401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and

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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: Edward Savage House (a few steps from this marker); Zebulon Latimer House (a few steps from this marker); Louis Toomer Moore (within shouting distance of this marker); Woodrow Wilson (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Russell Savage House (within shouting distance of this marker); George Davis (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Latimer House (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Bacon (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . . St. Johns Lodge #1. Lodge Website (Submitted on March 17, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

S 3rd St (facing south) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

2. S 3rd St (facing south)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 961 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.