Marker Inscription
After migrating from his native Georgia, Dennis Sheffield Hopkins (1819-1917) founded the community of Hopkinsville (5 miles NW) in 1852. He helped organize this Masonic Lodge there in 1855. The thriving village also had a grist mill, gin, several businesses, churches, and a school. When the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railroad bypassed Hopkinsville during the 1870s, most residents moved to Waelder. The lodge relocated and built this meeting hall in 1882. Churches, schools, and civic groups have shared use of the structure.
About this site
Hopkinsville Lodge No. 183, A.F. & A.M. is a historical marker in Waelder, Gonzales County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 85 historical markers documented in Gonzales County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 128 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.6950, -97.2977 near Waelder. The nearest cataloged historic site is Miller's Store (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Waelder, Town of, Cunningham, Leander C., and Waelder City Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5177002561. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
