Ø 1717 First GL formed in England
Ø 1730 First American Lodge constituted
Ø 1848 GL of Missouri Charters Western Star Lodge #98, in Benton City
o Moved to Shasta City in 1851 and became #2 in GL of Ca.
Ø 1848 GM of Indiana issues dispensation for Sierra Nevada Lodge
o Members of failed Lodge later form Madison Lodge
Ø 1849 Gold discovered at Sutter’s Mill
o Traveling Lodges
Ø 1849 GM of Louisiana issues Grant for The Pacific Lodge at Benicia
o Members of failed Lodge later form Benicia Lodge #5
o First Lodge building
o Jewels cut from tin cans
Ø 1849 G. L. of Connecticut issues Charter to Connecticut Lodge No. 76 on January 31st
o Becomes Tehama Lodge #3 when G. L. of Ca. formed
Ø 1850 First attempt to form a GL in March
o March, first attempt
o April 17, 3 Chartered Lodges and 3 U.D. Lodges formed GL in Sacremento
o California Lodge #13, GL of D. C. became California Lodge #1
Ø 1850 GM of Illinois issues Dispensations for
o Lavely Lodge in Marysville, became Marysville Lodge #9, then became Corinthian Lodge #9
o Pacific Lodge, near Oroville, met in Long’s Bar. Later dissolved, and members joined California Lodges.
Ø 1850 GL of Wisconsin issues Charter to Lafayette Lodge #29
o 1851 Charter destroyed by fire, Lodge moves jurisdiction to Ca, becomes Nevada Lodge #13
Ø 1850 GL of Ca. has 3 Lodges, 103 members in April
o California becomes a State in Sept.
Ø 1851 GM of Louisiana issues dispensation for Davy Crockett Lodge #7
o Ruben Clark (Master, 1851) designed and built State Capital building
o 1852 Lodge moves jurisdiction to Ca, becomes San Fransisco Lodge #7
Ø Grants and Dispensations issued by New Jersey, Virginia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Florida.
o Most never grew past Traveling Lodges.
Ø 1852 GL of Ca. has 8 Lodges, 304 Members
Ø 1860 GL of Ca. has 128 Lodges, 5055 Members
o 2 Lodges move to Oregon
o 13 Surrender their Charters
o 2 Charters suspended for cause
Ø 2000 GL of Ca. has 388 Lodges, 90,914 Members
o 45% South of Tehachapi
o 29 Lodges in San Diego County
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