Masonic Lodge

Freemasonry in the United States of America occurs on this side of 1717, and so its history is much clearer than that of England, though not without hazards. The greatest pitfall, because the records are scant and incomplete, seems to lie in trying conclusively to establish one state for the first appearance of Masonry in America. Nonetheless, we can easily find evidence of Masonic activity in the American colonies shortly after 1717.