Historical Marker

Masonic Temple

Sandersville · Washington County · Erected 1954

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The Story

An 1855-56 Masonic hall here, a brick replica of a Greek temple built with enslaved labor, was spared from Sherman's 1864 torch when Masonic ministers appealed to fellow-Mason Union officers; it burned by accident in 1921.

About this site

Masonic Temple is a historical marker in Sandersville, Washington County, erected in 1954. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Washington County, among 118 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.9830, -82.8120 near Sandersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Governor Thomas W. Hardwick (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Washington County Courthouse, Washington County Courthouse, and Pvt. Willie Lee Duckworth Sr..

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

📍 32.9830, -82.8120 · Sandersville, Washington County

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