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| Formation | 1736 |
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| Affiliations | Grand Lodge of New Hampshire |
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St. John's Lodge in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States, is the oldest Masonic lodge in New Hampshire[1] and was one of two founding lodges of the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire.[2] It was founded either in 1734[3] or in 1736[4] and claims to be the oldest continuously operating Masonic lodge in the Americas,[5] a title also claimed by Solomon's Lodge in Savannah, Georgia, which was founded in 1734.[6][7]
- ^ page 6, History of Masonry in North America from 1730 to 1800 by Henry Whittemore, republished by Kessinger Publishing, 2003, ISBN 0-7661-5438-6, ISBN 978-0-7661-5438-4
- ^ "History". Grand Lodge of New Hampshire. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Freemasonry was introduced into New Hampshire, in June 1734, by the constitution of St. John's lodge at Portsmouth" Entry for New Hampshire, page 599, Albert G Mackey, Encyclopedia of Freemasonry
- ^ Freemasonry in the Thirteen Colonies, by J. Hugo Tatsch Republished by Kessinger Publishing, 1995, ISBN 1-56459-595-1 p. 193
- ^ "St. John's Lodge No. 1 F.&A.M. Historic Information". St. John's Lodge #1. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "Solomon's Lodge No. 1 F.&A.M." Solomon's Lodge, Savannah. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ Mark Talbert, "American Freemasons", New York University Press, p.34, [need quotation to verify]