Historical Marker

Solomon's Lodge No. 1

Thunderbolt · Chatham County · Erected 2009

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Organized in 1734 with Georgia founder James Oglethorpe as an early master, Solomon's Lodge No. 1 is regarded as the oldest continuously operating English-constituted Masonic lodge in the Western Hemisphere.

About this site

Solomon's Lodge No. 1 is a historical marker in Thunderbolt, Chatham County, erected in 2009. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0453, -81.0509 near Thunderbolt. The nearest cataloged historic site is John S. Banks (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bonaventure Cemetery, Colonials at Bonaventure, and Crest Lawn Memory Gardens.

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

📍 32.0453, -81.0509 · Thunderbolt, Chatham County

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