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Franklin Lodge No 5 Free & Accepted Masons of Washington
Worth the drive to Franklin 5!
Franklin Lodge No 5...Our Origin
1858 was the year of inception for Franklin Lodge No 5. Eight Masons met to constitute a Masonic Lodge in Port Gamble, (then called Teekalet, a native word meaning "Brightness of the noon day sun").
Our Founders were Henry K. White, Cyrus Walker, Oliver Hall, and John Webster, each being Masons from various states, who were employees at the Puget Mill Company along with seafaring men J.P. Wilbur, Richard Carlton, A.W. Gove and John Y. Wynn, who together drafted the petition required for a lodge to be sanctioned.
Our original building was destroyed by a fire around 1867. For the next three years, the lodge was given special dispensation to hold meetings in a community hall. Our Lodge has been in existence for 163 years, and the building you see today is where we have met for 151 of those years—and still going strong!
Washington State Covid-19 Response Guide
All scheduled in-person meetings are canceled except for the following:
1. No more than 5 Master Masons may meet in person, Zoom meetings are encouraged.
2. All requirements for social gatherings imposed by Safe Start Washington must be strictly complied with including all Grand Lodge restrictions.
Contact the Lodge Secretary for Zoom meeting information.