Middlebury Lodge No. 34 F.&A.M.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 7, 2011

1. Middlebury Lodge No. 34 F.&A.M. Marker

Inscription.
On December 21, 1818, The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio granted a Charter to Middlebury Lodge No. 34 marking the beginning of Freemasonry in Summit County. The Lodge was located on Case Avenue, then known as Water Street. Two members of this early lodge had much to do with the pioneer history of Akron, Brothers Amos Spicer and Eliakim Crosby.

Erected 1981 by The Symbolic Lodge Officers Association of Summit County and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 7-77.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 21, 1818.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 41° 4.256′ N, 81° 29.348′ W. Marker was in Akron, Ohio, in Summit County. It was at the intersection of Market Street and Exchange Street, on the right when traveling east on Market Street. The marker stands on the grounds of Akron Fire Station No. 2. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 952 East Exchange Street, Akron OH 44306, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Greater Cleveland

and in the Western Reserve.

It was also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of

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this location, measured as the crow flies: Site of the Public Square of Middlebury (here, next to this marker); Franklin Augustus "F. A." Seiberling and The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (approx. 0.4 miles away); East Akron Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Middlebury American Revolution Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Middlebury Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); United States Synthetic Rubber Program 1939-1945 (approx. 1.4 miles away); St. Bernard's Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Summit County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Akron.

Other markers no longer nearby. Akron Community Service Center and Urban League (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Wesley Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . History of Summit County: With an Outline Sketch of Ohio (1881). Google Books (Submitted on June 15, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 7, 2011

2. Middlebury Lodge No. 34 F.&A.M. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,035 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on May 15, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.