A partial collection of people, places and events that have made
Chesapeake City the unique and desirable location that it has become today.
Cecil Lodge #125 A.F. & A.M.
Chartered May 1866
Masonic Hall Built 1870
Cecil Whig - April 4, 1925
Work is progressing on the ground where the Masonic Hall
will be placed directly opposite the present site.
1920's Building Relocated Across
Road
Masonic Hall was relocated during the time that the canal was
being converted from locks to sea-level.
Demolition must have occured around 1938.
1938 New Meeting Location:
Second Floor of Reed's Store SCC
(aka: Back Creek General Store)
1948 New Meeting Location: Third Floor of Franklin Hall SCC
1974 New Meeting Location: 300
Block of Biddle Street NCC
Building Purchased from Daughters of America Organization
(aka: Lupfer's Garage)
Masonic Hall - 1870-1938
Masonic Hall was a three story
wooden structure built during 1870.
Approximate Location then: Near the east end of
Long Bridge which ran across
the mouth of the basin from the dock area (Pell Gardens) to the Corps property.
Approximate Location Todays Bearings: If you were standing on
the
Chesapeake Inn
property facing North Chesapeake City, or, in North
Chesapeake City
facing the Chesapeake Inn, Masonic Hall would have
been in your line
of sight around the west end of the Corps of Engineers
road.
The Masons held their meetings on the third floor. Silent movies were
shown on the second floor accompanied by a player piano and
the first
floor was home to the Post Office and other businesses.
From the Feb. 24, 1877 edition of the Chesapeake Chesapike
Cecil Lodge, No. 125, A. F. and A.
M.
Meets 2nd. and 4th. Tuesday of every month in Masonic Hall.
Officers for the ensueing term: W.M.-William Lindsey; S.W.-Jas. P. Steele;
J.W.-William J. Barwick; Sec'y-W. Scott Way; Treasurer-Charles Rhoades
Site Contents
Business Listing
Clubs & Organizations
S. Chesapeake City Pictures