Historical Marker
Dewitt Clinton Lodge No. 29 A.F. & A.M.
Jasper, Jasper County · Texas
Erected 1997
The lodge's first master, Z. Williams Eddy, has a Handbook of Texas entry. He was born in Massachusetts about 1817 and settled in Jasper County before 1846. Voters sent him to the first state legislature in 1846 and again in 1847, and in 1850 to the state Senate for a district covering Jasper, Newton, Sabine and San Augustine counties. He was a trustee of Jasper Collegiate Institute and a deputy collector of customs at Sabine. Eddy died in 1863, and the Texas Masons noted his death.
What the plaque says
Dewitt Clinton Lodge No. 29 A.F. & A.M. Named for a former New York governor and Mason, this Lodge dates to the Republic of Texas. Meetings began in 1845-46, and a formal charter was granted in 1848. The first worshipful master was Z. Williams Eddy. The Lodge established Jasper Collegiate Institute in 1850 and supported it until the school closed in 1857. The Lodge has sponsored scholarships for local students. Many prominent Jasper citizens have been members of this Lodge. The Lodge was located on the Courthouse Square until this building was completed in 1986. (1997)
Where it stands
30.90924, -94.00591 · Directions
Worth the stop nearby
- Martin Dies, Jr. State Park — 13 miA 705-acre state park on Steinhagen Reservoir at the meeting of the Neches and Angelina rivers, with about 14 miles of paddling trails through sloughs and more than 200 campsites.
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