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This is a list of all verifiable organizations that claim to be a Masonic Grand Lodge in United States. A Masonic "Grand Lodge" (or sometimes "Grand Orient") is the governing body that supervises the individual "Lodges of Freemasons" in a particular geographical area, known as its "jurisdiction" (usually corresponding to a sovereign state or other major geopolitical unit).
The Grand Lodge of California was established in Sacramento in 1850, a few months before California became a state. A decade later, California Freemasonry had over 5,000 members, and lodges up and down the state. Many of the leaders of early California counted themselves among its members. [3]
This is a list of all verifiable organizations that claim to be a Masonic Grand Lodge. A Masonic "Grand Lodge" (or sometimes "Grand Orient") is the governing body that supervises the individual "Lodges of Freemasons" in a particular geographical area, known as its "jurisdiction" (usually corresponding to a sovereign state or other major geopolitical unit).
Initiated in Pacific Lodge, Long's Bar, Butte County, California, in 1850 and later a member of Tehama Lodge No. 3, Sacramento, and Washington Lodge No. 20, Sacramento. [ 10 ] Louis Pierre Édouard, Baron Bignon (1771–1841), French diplomat and historian [ 10 ]
This is a list of all verifiable organizations that claim to be a Masonic Grand Lodge in North America. A Masonic "Grand Lodge" (or sometimes "Grand Orient") is the governing body that supervises the individual "Lodges of Freemasons" in a particular geographical area, known as its "jurisdiction" (usually corresponding to a sovereign state or other major geopolitical unit).
Sacramento Masonic Temple; Scottish Rite Cathedral (Long Beach, California) Scottish Rite Cathedral (Pasadena, California) Scottish Rite Masonic Center (San Francisco, California) Scottish Rite Masonic Temple (Los Angeles) SF Masonic Auditorium; Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall; Suisun Masonic Lodge No. 55
San Francisco, California: 23: Texas Lodge Masonic Hall 1869 built CA-299: San Juan Bautista, California: Texas Lodge No. 46 F. & A. M. was founded by Edward Farris Storey and first met in 1854. [38] [39] 24
In areas of the world where Masonry has been suppressed by governments, records of entire grand lodges have been destroyed. Because of this, masonic membership can sometimes be difficult to verify. The list is divided into two parts: List of Freemasons (A–D) List of Freemasons (E–Z)