Atascosa Lodge No. 379, A.F. and A.M.
N 29° 14.221 W 098° 47.972
14R E 519480 N 3234262
A Masonic Lodge, specifically the Atascosa Lodge #379, is found at the corner of N. Somerset Street and Laredo Street. The entrance faces N. Somerset Street.
Waymark Code: WM1515D
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2021
Views: 3
What is now the Atascosa Lodge #379 was begun in Benton City in 1872 and chartered by mid-1873. The Lodge moved to Lytle in May 1909.
The street address for the Atascosa Lodge #379 is 19004 N. Somerset Street, Lytle, TX 78052. The Texas historical marker is mounted on the outside wall to the right of the entrance door. It is a small plaque but easily seen from the street.
NOTE: The phrase "Marker in appreciation for Masons past and present." is stamped into the bottom border frame of the marker and is not part of the main text in the center area of the marker. It is added below as a separate line because it is part of the text of the historical marker.
Marker Number: 61
Marker Text:
Organized by eleven Master Masons in Benton City in 1872 and chartered June 9, 1873, by Grand Lodge of Texas. First hall, erected of stone in 1876, provided space for public school. The lodge, which has furnished social and cultural leadership to this locality, was moved to Lytle on May 20, 1909.
(1970)Marker in appreciation for Masons past and present.
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