St. Mark's Masonic Lodge was created in 1898.
Most people naturally assume that a masonic lodge is a meeting place for Freemasons. However, the masonic lodge actually refers to the Masons themselves, not just their meeting hall, as a lodge can be opened anywhere enough Masons have assembled. -- The term is defined several ways by Masonic authors, but it is currently used to refer to three general things: - A specific group of Freemasons that regularly meet together under a Warrant or Charter; e.g. St John's Lodge No. 1, The Grand Lodge of England, or the Pennsylvania Lodge of Research. - An official meeting of Freemasons for a specific purpose; e.g. a Lodge of Master Masons, a Lodge of Entered Apprentice Masons, a Lodge of Sorrow, or a Table Lodge. - It can also refer to the place where Freemasons hold their meetings, although that specific place would properly be called the Lodge Room. The building is more typically referred to as a Masonic Hall, or Masonic Temple, but some will call it, informally, the Masonic Lodge. Originally, the term lodge did refer to the building, in the form of a small hut or shelter, where stone masons who were engaged in building a large structure would gather. See the related link below
The Birds of St. Marks was created in 1970.
St. Marks Light was created in 1842.
St Marks GAA was created in 1975.
The address of the Chancellor Robert R Livingston Masonic Library Of Grand Lodge is: 71 W 23Rd St., 14Th Flr., New York, NY 10010
St. Marks R.C School was created in 1960.
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1931.
Lincoln St. Marks railway station was created in 1846.
There is one in Ashland at 570 Clover Ln, Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 482-2875 and one in Grant's Pass at 320 NW E St, Grants Pass, OR 97526 (541) 476-3357. Both of these lodges should be able to get you in touch with a lodge in Jacksonville if there is an active Blue Lodge there. Good luck!
There is no direct link between the ancient knights templar and the masons. The masonic lodge was created in the 1700's in Scotland, thats 400 years, give or take, between the templars being disbanded and the formation of the modern masonic lodge, probably at kilwinning. References to the knights templar and the St Clair family of Roslynn claim direct decent from there, although sketchy at best, templars may have found help in Scotland due to it being ex-communicated by the catholic church at the time and therefore a safe haven for them. This is why with the masonic lodge being created in Scotland and the link of templars being here has spurred this argument. The masons may use templar ideas though Gnostic teachings etc but this is as far as the link between the two of them end. Something also claimed is the templars helped Robert the Bruce at the battle of Bannockburn defeat the English and gain independence, although historians laugh at this claim, also the 400 years of nothing before the first lodge was started is to long a time to fill in blanks with half debated arguments. Hope this helps. References: I am Scottish and know many masons.
The address of the St Joseph Scottish Rite Masonic Center Preservation Inc is: 515 N 6Th St, St Joseph, MO 64501-1802
The address of the Masonic Temple is: 1155 Locust St, Dubuque, IA 52001-4705