Hart Lodge #61
Submitted by Chris Hall on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 4:11pm
Hart Lodge #61 CURRENTLY HAS THE DISTRICT 20 TRAVELING GAVEL!
On April 22, 1820, Daniel Bradford, the Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, issued a dispensation to Jessamine Lodge, naming Robert Crockett, Master; John H. Hanley, Senior Warden; and Thomas E. West, Junior Warden.
Henry Clay and Robert Crockett, both members of Lexington Lodge, No. 1, recommended that the name Jessamine Lodge be changed to that of Hart Lodge in honor of Captain Nathaniel Gray Smith Hart, a slain war of 1812 hero. Hart, was a friend of Crockett and a brother-in-law of Henry Clay.
This recommendation for the name change was accepted by the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, and on August 28, 1820, Grand Master Samuel Hughes Woodson issued a Charter to Hart Lodge, No. 61. Henry Clay, Master of Lexington Lodge, No.1, became Grand Master the very next day. This famous Kentuckian is the only person ever to hold both the title of Grand Master of Kentucky, and Master of a subordinate lodge, simultaneously! Henry Clay attended Hart Lodge, No. 61 on numerous occasions.
Hart Lodge, No. 61, was the first Masonic Lodge in Jessamine County, Kentucky, and is the oldest fraternal or business organization in the county.
Website: http://www.hart61.com/
Email: bourne@hart61.com
Lodge Physical Address: 254 Edgewood Dr. Nicholasville, KY (next to the electric sub-station)
Lodge Phone(s): (859) 221-4429
Lodge Mailing Address:
Next Meeting: Monday, September 13, 2010 - 7:30pm
