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On this spot stood the home of Rowse Babcock

Washington County · dedicated 1936 · Westerly · location approximate

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On this spot stood the home of Rowse Babcock, where in 1798 was organized Washington Lodge, No. 2, F. & A. M., one of the earliest Masonic Lodges in Rhode Island. It was qualified to meet anywhere in Washington County and in 1825 was established in Wickford as Washington Lodge, No. 5. (Masonic emblem here) Erected by Franklin Lodge No. 20, F. & A. M.

1937 text, presented as a historical document.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Rhode Island Tercentenary Commission, Rhode Island Tercentenary 1636-1936: A Report (1937)

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