The First Lodges of South Carolina
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Charles Town
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1735
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Number 251
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Solomon's Lodge
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George Town
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1743
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Number 146
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Prince George Lodge
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Charles Town
|
1755
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Number 248
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Union Lodge
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May 3
|
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Beaufort [Port Royal]
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1756
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Number 250
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Port Royal Lodge
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September 15
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Charles Town
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1756
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Number 249
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A Master's Lodge
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March 22
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Charles Town
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1761
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Number 92*
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October 10 |
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Columbia [Saxe-Gotha]
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1763
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Number 299
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St. Mark's Lodge
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February 8 |
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Charles Town
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1774
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Number 190*
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Number 190*
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September 30 |
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Charles Town
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1786
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Number 236*
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May 26 |
*These Lodges were chartered by a rival Grand Lodge formed in
1756. They took the title of "Ancients" and were later known as the
"Athol" Grand Lodge. All other lodges were chartered by the Premier Grand
Lodge, formed in 1717, and subsequently designated "Moderns".