Murchison Lodge No. 80, A.F. & A.M.
Considered oldest organized group in Lavaca County. Under dispensation granted March 29, 1850, Lodge was chartered January 31, 1851, and named for early Texas colonist and Masonic leader John Murchison, Fayette County. First officers: Isaac J. Foster, worshipful master; Silas Bennett, senior warden; Peter McDermott, junior warden. About 1855, Lodge built a 3-story hall, which was also used as a church and a school (called "Masonic College"). Lodge member Friench Simpson served as grand treasurer of the Grand Lodge of Texas in 1900.
29.4532° N, 96.9420° W
Where to Find It
city park, West Fink Street, Hallettsville
Nearby Markers
- 0.1 mi W Old Hanging Tree Hallettsville
- 0.2 mi SW Estate of John Hallett Hallettsville
- 0.2 mi SW American Legion Hudgeons Post 230 Hallettsville
- 0.2 mi W Richardson Chapel United Methodist Church Hallettsville
- 0.5 mi S First Baptist Church of Hallettsville Hallettsville
- 0.6 mi SE Hallettsville Public Schools Hallettsville