Macon in Bibb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
M. W. Grand Lodge of Georgia
Free and Accepted Masons
Photographed by David Seibert, November 9, 2011
1. M. W. Grand Lodge of Georgia Marker
Inscription.
M. W. Grand Lodge of Georgia. Free and Accepted Masons. The first Masonic meeting in Georgia was held in 1734 at the town of Sunbury in what is now Liberty County, with General James Edward Oglethorpe serving as Worshipful Master. This was just seventeen years after the formation of the Grand Lodge of England, on February 21, 1734. “The Lodge at Savannah in ye Province of Georgia,” which is now Solomons Lodge No. 1, was organized with General Oglethorpe as the first Worshipful Master. The Grand Lodge of Georgia was organized in 1735 by virtue of the authority granted to Roger Lacey, First Provincial Grand Master in Georgia, by Lord Viscount Weymouth, Grand Master of England. The present Grand Lodge, a continuation of the one formed in 1735 under English Regulations dates from December 16, 1786. General Samuel Elbert, Revolutionary War hero, was the last Provincial Grand Master of Georgia. , This marker placed A.D. 1959 -- A.L. 5959 by -– The Educational and Historical Commission of the Grand Lodge of Georgia F. and A. M.
The first Masonic meeting in Georgia was held in 1734 at the town of Sunbury in what is now Liberty County, with General James Edward Oglethorpe serving as Worshipful Master. This was just seventeen years after the formation of the Grand Lodge of England, on February 21, 1734. “The Lodge at Savannah in ye Province of Georgia,” which is now Solomons Lodge No. 1, was organized with General Oglethorpe as the first Worshipful Master. The Grand Lodge of Georgia was organized in 1735 by virtue of the authority granted to Roger Lacey, First Provincial Grand Master in Georgia, by Lord Viscount Weymouth, Grand Master of England. The present Grand Lodge, a continuation of the one formed in 1735 under English Regulations dates from December 16, 1786. General Samuel Elbert, Revolutionary War hero, was the last Provincial Grand Master of Georgia.
This marker placed A.D. 1959 -- A.L. 5959 by -– The Educational and Historical Commission of the Grand Lodge of Georgia F. & A. M.
Erected 1959 by The Educational and Historical Commission of the Grand Lodge of Georgia, F. & A. M.
N, 83° 37.864′ W. Marker is in Macon, Georgia, in Bibb County. It is at the intersection of Mulberry Street and New Street, on the right when traveling west on Mulberry Street. The marker is on the front of the Masonic Lodge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 811 Mulberry Street, Macon GA 31201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,122 times since then and 32 times this year. Photo1. submitted on November 19, 2011, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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