Historical Marker

Freemasonry in Macon

Macon · Bibb County · Erected 1971

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The Story

Freemasonry reached Macon in 1824 with Macon Lodge No. 5. In 1846 the Grand Lodge of Georgia moved its seat here, and in 1825 local Masons feted the visiting Marquis de Lafayette.

About this site

Freemasonry in Macon is a historical marker in Macon, Bibb County, erected in 1971. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Bibb County, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.8364, -83.6254 near Macon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Macon History (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include William Augustus Bootle, Old U.S. Post Office and Federal Building, and William M. Wadley.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.8364, -83.6254 · Macon, Bibb County

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