Cedar Bayou Masonic Lodge

Chartered on June 18, 1870, with 13 members, Cedar Bayou Masonic Lodge opened its own hall on July 7, 1876, and donated quarters there from 1876 to 1911 to the first public school in east Harris County. On June 24, 1879, it began an annual barbecue that still continues and gives a sense of community to the area. In 100 years, the lodge missed holding only one stated meeting. Through eras of great local expansion, it exerted a stabilizing influence, and its membership grew steadily. Cedar Bayou sponsored the organizing of lodges at Goose Creek in 1922 and Anahuac in 1948.

Baytown, Texas · United States