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GA HR1340
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/5/2024
Primary Sponsor
Alan Powell
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AI Summary
- Recognizes and commends Campbellton Lodge #76, a Masonic Lodge in the Town of Campbellton, Georgia, chartered on November 1, 1848, by the Grand Lodge of Georgia
- Honors the lodge as the oldest Masonic Lodge in Georgia still continuously meeting in its original building, with over 175 years of history and meetings held on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month
- Notes the lodge's preservation of significant historical artifacts, including complete meeting minutes from every session, original furniture, a life-size portrait of Hiram Abiff commissioned in 1851 for $50.74, and a Civil War-era Masonic apron from a member killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 3, 1863
- Recognizes prominent charter members including W.A. Austell (namesake of Austell, Georgia), Robert Tuggle (Campbell County Treasurer), and William M. Butt (eighth mayor of Atlanta in 1854)
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide an appropriate copy of the resolution to Campbellton Lodge #76
Legislative Description
Campbellton Lodge #76; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/5/2024
Full Bill Text
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