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Solomon's Lodge, Savannah

Masonic lodge in Savannah, Georgia, United States

Field	Value
name	Solomon's Lodge
image	Savannah Cotton Exchange, 2017.jpg
image_size	260px
caption	Main façade of Freemasons' Hall in Savannah
named_after	Solomon
established
founders	James Lacey
James Oglethorpe
type	Masonic lodge
location	[100 East Bay Street](100-east-bay-street), Savannah, Georgia
coords
region_served	Chatham County, Georgia
parent_organization	Grand Lodge of Georgia, Free and Accepted Masons
website

James Oglethorpe

Solomon's Lodge, officially Solomon's Lodge, No. 1, Free and Accepted Masons (F. & A. M.), located in Freemasons' Hall, Savannah, Georgia, is a Masonic lodge established in 1734 by James Lacey and General James Oglethorpe. It is believed to be the oldest, continuously operating, English-constituted lodge in the Western Hemisphere, a title also claimed by St. John's Lodge, Portsmouth, established in 1734 or 1736.

History

Solomon's Lodge is the mother lodge of the Grand Lodge of Georgia, Free and Accepted Masons, and between 1734 and 1785 was the only lodge in Georgia. It was not called Solomon's Lodge until 1776, previously being known as "The Lodge at Savannah." It occupies the former Savannah Cotton Exchange building. The first person to be initiated into the lodge was the settler and plantation founder Noble Jones.

Notable members

Many members of Solomon's Lodge have held prestigious positions throughout history in the armed forces, government, and public service. Several prominent members of the Lodge are listed below.

Archibald Bulloch is depicted in a painting — Archibald Bulloch

James Habersham is depicted in a painting — James Habersham

Joseph Habersham is depicted in a black-and-white engraving — Joseph Habersham

William Houstoun is depicted in a painting — William Houstoun

Noble Wimberly Jones is depicted in a painting — Noble Wimberly Jones

References

Hirschfeld, Fritz. (2005). "George Washington and The Jews". University of Delaware Press.
"St. John's Lodge No. 1 F.&A.M. Historic Information". St. John's Lodge #1.
"Our History". Grand Lodge of Georgia.
Tatsch, J. Hugo. (1995). "Solomon's Lodge and Freemasonry in Georgia, Freemasonry in the Thirteen Colonies". Kessinger Publishing.
Denslow, William R.. (1957). "10,000 Famous Freemasons". Missouri Lodge of Research.
Berman, Richard. "The Early Years of Georgia Freemasonry". [[Academia.edu]].

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