Marker Inscription
The first Masonic lodge in Calhoun County was chartered as Lavaca Lodge No. 36 in 1848. After a period of inactivity during and after the Civil War, the Port Lavaca Lodge disbanded. The fraternal organization reappeared in Port Lavaca in 1886, when Indianola Lodge No. 84 moved here from Indianola following a destructive hurricane. It was known as W. P. Milby Lodge No. 84 until 1935, when the name Lavaca Lodge No. 36 was reinstated. Over the years, its members have included businessmen, soldiers, and state, county, and city officials. (1985)
About this site
Lavaca Lodge No. 36, A. F. & A. M. is a historical marker in Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, dedicated in 1985. It is one of 36 historical markers documented in Calhoun County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 56 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.6493, -96.6530 near Port Lavaca. The nearest cataloged historic site is Port Lavaca Chapter No. 373, Order of The Eastern Star (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Linnville, Site of the Town of, Salem Lutheran Church, and First Presbyterian Church of Port Lavaca.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5057003051. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
