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St. John's Lodge #1 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island (originally located in Newport, Rhode Island), founded in 1749, is the oldest lodge of Freemasons in the state of Rhode Island. [ 1 ] The lodge met in Newport until it was moved to Portsmouth, Rhode Island about 1985.
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).
Grand Lodge of the Indian Territory - Est. Oct. 6, 1874 (Reestablished in 1892 as Grand Lodge of Oklahoma) [18] Grand Lodge of Wyoming - Est. December 15, 1874 [59] [60] Grand Lodge of Manitoba - Est. May 12, 1875 [61] Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island - Est. June 23, 1875 [62] Grand Lodge of New Mexico - Est. 1877 [63] Grand Lodge of Arizona ...
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).
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Rite: Unique version of the Ancient Ritual only practiced in Pennsylvania Rhode Island: Grand Lodge of Rhode Island: York Rite (Preston/Webb) Single ritual jurisdiction South Carolina: Grand Lodge of South Carolina: York Rite (Preston/Webb) Single ritual jurisdiction South Dakota: Grand Lodge of South ...
An active Freemason, having joined the fraternity while home on leave in 1864, he served as Worshipful Master of Harmony Lodge, No. 9, in Cranston, Rhode Island. He was later elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island for 1892-1893. [2]
A Grand Lodge or Grand Orient is the usual governing body of "Craft", "Blue Lodge", or "Symbolic" [1] Freemasonry in a particular jurisdiction.The first Masonic Grand Lodge was established in England in 1717 as the Grand Lodge of London and Westminster, soon to call itself the Grand Lodge of England. [2]
The formation of the Grand Encampment of the United States was the result of his Masonic work. The original draft of the constitution, with all the changes, additions, and interlineations in his own handwriting, is in the archives of St. John's Commandery, Providence, Rhode Island. In 1799 he moved with his family to Providence, where he spent ...