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Organized April 8, chartered June 30, 1842. Pioneered in education. Operated Masonic Collegiate Institute, 1846-1851. Reserving lodge room, gave school to St. Paul's Episcopal College, which was in operation until 1856. Later plant was used by various schools. In 1905 it was sold, and lodge relocated here.
Orphans Friend Lodge No. 17 is a historical marker in Anderson, Grimes County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Grimes County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 213 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.4880, -95.9864 near Anderson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Grimes County Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include In Memory of_Colonel Benjamin Fort Smith, Grimes County, and Grimes County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5185008608. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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