The winning place in every Mason’s heart is his lodge
There is at least one Masonic lodge in every one of the following North Carolina communities:
Aberdeen, Advance, Ahoskie, Albemarle, Andrews, Angier, Apex, Arapahoe, Ararat, Arcadia, Archdale, Asheboro, Asheville, Atkinson, Aurora, Ayden, Badin, Bahama, Bailey, Bakersville, Bayboro, Beaufort, Beulaville, Belhaven, Belmont, Benson, Bessemer City, Bethel, Biscoe, Black Mountain, Boiling Springs, Bonlee, Boone, Brevard, Bryson City, Burgaw, Burlington, Burnsville, Butner, Buxton, Camden, Candler, Canton, Carthage, Cary, Casar, Catawba, Chadbourn, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Carolina Beach, Cherryville, China Grove, Clayton, Clemmons, Cleveland, Cliffside, Clinton, Clyde, Coinjock, Columbia, Columbus, Concord, Conover, Cornelius, Cornwall, Cove City, Cramerton, Creedmoor, Dallas, Deep Gap, Deep Run, Denver, Dobson, Dunn, Durham, East LaPort, Eden, Edenton, Elizabeth City, Elizabethtown, Elkin, Elk Park, Enfield, Epsom, Erwin, Fair Bluff, Fairfield, Fairmont, Fallston, Farmington, Farmville, Fayetteville, Forest City, Franklin, Franklinton, Franklinville, Fremont, Fuqua-Varina, Garland, Garner, Gastonia, Gatesville, Gibsonville, Glenville, Goldsboro, Graham, Greensboro, Greenville, Grifton, Grimesland, Grover, Halifax, Hamlet, Harmony, Harrellsville, Havelock, Hayesville, Henderson, Hendersonville, Hertford, Hickory, Highlands, High Point, Hillsborough, Hollis, Holly Springs, Hookerton, Hope Mills, Huntersville, Jacksonville, Kannapolis, Kenansville, Kenley, Kernersville, King, Kings Mountain, Kinston, Laurinburg, Lawndale, Lenoir, Lewisville, Lexington, Liberty, Lillington, Lincolnton, Littleton, Long Beach, Louisburg, Lowell, Lucama, Lumberton, Madison, Maiden, Manteo, Marble, Marion, Marshall, Marshville, Matthews, Maxton, Mebane, Middlesex, Midland, Mint Hill, Mocksville, Monroe, Mooresville, Morehead City, Morganton, Mount Airy, Mount Gilead, Mount Holly, Mount Olive, Murfreesboro, Murphy, Nashville, New Bern, Newell, Newland, Newport, Newton, Newton Grove, Norlina, North Wilkesboro, Norwood, Ocracoke, Old Fort, Olin, Oriental, Oxford, Pendleton, Pikeville, Pilot Mountain, Pineville, Piney Creek, Polkville, Pittsboro, Plymouth, Princeton, Proctorville, Raeford, Raleigh, Ramseur, Ranger, Red Springs, Reidsville, Richlands, Rich Square, Riegelwood, Roanoke Rapids, Robbins, Robbinsville, Robersonville, Rockingham, Rockwell, Rocky Mount, Rolesville, Roseboro, Rose Hill, Roxboro, Rutherfordton, St. Paul’s, Salemburg, Salisbury, Saluda, Sanford, Scotland Neck, Seaboard, Selma, Shallotte, Shawboro, Shelby, Siler City, Smithfield, Smyrna, Sneads Ferry, Snow Hill, Southern Pines, South Mills, Southport, Sparta, Spencer, Spindale, Spring Hope, Spring Lake, Spruce Pine, Stanley, Stantonsburg, Statesville, Stedman, Stocksville, Stokesdale, Stony Point, Swannanoa, Swan Quarter, Swansboro, Swiss, Sylva, Tabor City, Tarboro, Taylorsville, Thomasville, Trap Hill, Trenton, Troutman, Troy, Tryon, Union Grove, Valdese, Vale, Vanceboro, Wadesboro, Wakefield, Wake Forest, Wallace, Walnut Cove, Warrenton, Warsaw, Washington, Waxhaw, Waynesville, Weaverville, Wendell, West End, West Jefferson, Whiteville, Wilkesboro, Williamston, Wilmington, Wilson, Windsor, Wingate, Winston-Salem, Winton, Yadkinville, Yanceyville, Youngsville and Zebulon.

There are more than 370 lodges from Murphy to Manteo! They have earned the affection of nearly 50,000 North Carolina members of the largest fraternity in the world, Freemasonry.

Every brother carries a mental picture of his lodge. He knows where all the places and stations are. He has in mind the flag, certificates, portraits of past masters, where he likes to sit when he goes to lodge. He thinks of the mosaic pavement of black and white squares, the special priceless keepsakes on display, the tyler’s door, preparation room, outer rooms and facilities, the welcoming exterior.

Each lodge carries its own stories, its own history. Memories of special events, visits by family members, taking brothers, family and friends there—these are a part of Masonry that are as dear as a wallet full of children’s photos.

The most precious images of all are those of the family of brothers he takes deep pleasure in seeing again. There is nothing else quite like it.

Produced by the public relations committee of the Grand Lodge AF&AM of Masons in North Carolina,
2921 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27628 MMVIII
Author/editor: Walter J. Klein wklein(at)carolina.rr.com