The City With A Masonic Master Plan One of the enduring myths in anti-Masonic folklore is speculation that Washington DC was designed under a Masonic master plan. This is not true, despite the existence of a pentagram in the configuration of streets North of the white house – probably a coincidence, and a lopsided square and compasses over by the Capitol. This is not the case, however, with another American city. In 1816, Hector Kilbourne, a surveyor and the first Master of Science Lodge #50, laid out the original plat of Sandusky Ohio. He designed the city on a grid of equal-sized squares and rectangles representing an open Bible, with a square and compasses located in the center. He named many of the streets after famous Masons. Below is an existing-day aerial photograph of Sandusky. See if you can locate the square and compasses. Notice streets delineating the top of the compasses and bottom of the square have not been completed. This is, in fact, the way they appeared in the original
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design. Nevertheless, the square and compasses are clearly visible.
If you need some help finding them, see the picture on page 66.
Attention Lodge Secretaries Grand Secretary’s Area Meetings The purpose of these Area Meetings is to provide an opportunity to communicate, which is a necessity, for without it we cannot succeed. The Grand Lodge Office wants to provide aid, information and assistance when necessary. All secretaries are encouraged to attend an Area Meeting, if at all possible. SITES Scottish Rite.Temple, St. Joseph Independence Lodge No. 76, Independence Rose Hill Lodge No. 550, Creve Coeur Fenton Lodge No. 281, Fenton Farmington Lodge No. 132, Farmington Bloomfield Lodge No. 153, Bloomfield Rolla Lodge No. 213, Rolla Masonic York Rite Temple, Springfield (United No. 5) Masonic Complex, Columbia Kirksville Masonic Temple, Kirksville Shelbina Lodge No. 228, Shelbina
DATES Tues., May 16, 2006 Wed., May 17, 2006 Mon., May 22, 2006 Tues., May 23, 2006 Wed., May 24, 2006 Mon., May 29, 2006 Tues., May 30, 2006 Wed., May 31, 2006 Sat., June 03, 2006 Mon., June 05, 2006 Tues., June 06, 2006
TIME 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Please feel free to attend any of these meeting sites or dates. I'm looking forward to meeting and talking with you. If you are unable to attend, please make sure your Lodge is represented. Fraternally, Ronald D. Miller, Grand Secretary THE MISSOURI FREEMASON
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