Weimar Masonic Lodge No. 423
Weimar, Colorado County, Texas
Marker Inscription
The Weimar Masonic Lodge No. 423 ancient free and accepted masons began in Weimar in 1874. The lodge took members of the community and made them better men through the belief in brotherhood and immortality of the soul. Brother J.M. Cummins was selected to be the first worshipful master of the lodge. The masons taught basic moral truths, which applied to everyday activities in the community. The early location of the lodge was grange hall where meetings were held until 1893. They then met in a building donated by T.A. hill. The lodge has occupied this building for more than one hundred years. Many early Weimar community leaders were dedicated members.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
The Weimar Masonic Lodge No. 423 was chartered in 1874, with Brother J.M. Cummins as its first worshipful master. Rooted in the fraternal ideals of brotherhood and moral improvement, the lodge gathered many of the town's early leaders. Members first met in a Grange hall until 1893, then in a donated building, and finally settled into the structure they have occupied for more than a century.
Why it matters
Fraternal lodges like this one were pillars of civic life in nineteenth-century American towns, binding together the leaders who shaped their communities.
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