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The first lodge in Pitt County and the first Masonic lodge in the State was at Crown Point, Pitt County in 1766. Thomas Cooper established this lodge. It was at Crown Point Lodge that George Washington spent the night in Pitt County during his 1791 tour. The next lodge was established before 1822 in Greenville and was known as the Sharon Lodge #78. After the Civil War, Sharon Lodge disbanded and the members transferred to Rountrees Lodge. The next lodge appears in 1874 as the Woodson Lodge Number 16 Knights of Pythias. In 1888, Greenville then had five lodges. The Greenville Masonic Lodge had a school. The Red Man Lodge formed in 1903, the Winterville Lodge formed in 1904 and the new Sharon Lodge formed in 1911.
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31801
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This a collected history of Crown Point Lodge, supposed first Masonic lodge in North Carolina. It was located in the home and inn of Col. Shadrach Allen, on Turkey Cock Swamp, Pitt County, NC. James Hanrahan related what he remembered of his grandparents home and the Lodge.
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32748
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From an old copy of the 1857 Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Ancient York Masons of NC is a list of officers for Sharon Lodge No.#78 of Greenville, NC.
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33159
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33214
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33855
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42502
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This a collected history of Crown Point Lodge, supposed first Masonic lodge in North Carolina. It was located in the home and inn of Col. Shadrach Allen, on Turkey Cock Swamp, Pitt County, NC. James Hanrahan related what he remembered of his grandparents home and the Lodge.
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