- Collection:
- Georgia Historical Markers
- Title:
- First Masonic Lodge in Charlton County historical marker
- Creator:
- Seibert, David, 1941-2020
- Date of Original:
- 1996/2014
- Subject:
- Historical markers--Georgia--Charlton County
Memorials--Georgia--Folkston - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Charlton County, 30.78172, -82.13769
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Location: Ga. 23 about 3 mi. S.W. of Folkston at road to Traders Hill
Text of marker: "FIRST MASONIC LODGE IN CHARLTON COUNTY. Trader's Hill Masonic Lodge was established by dispensation March 1, 1854, one month after Charlton County was created. The first return to the Grand Lodge was made in 1855, and showed: the Rev. F.M. Smith, W.M.; R.A. Baker, S.W.; P.W.W. Mattox, J.W.; James B. Baker, James S. Strickland, R.J. McCook and J.J. Moore. The Lodge increased in membership, and was removed to old Centerville abouut 1870; later it was moved to Folkston, where it is now Folkston Lodge No. 196, F. & A. M. 024-3 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1958" - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_first-masonic-lodge-in-charlton-county
- Digital Object URL:
- http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ghm_first-masonic-lodge-in-charlton-county
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- Copyright held by David Seibert. Please contact markers@davidseibert.com about commercial reproduction and use
- Holding Institution:
- Digital Library of Georgia
- Rights:
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