The American Union Lodge No. 1 Free & Accepted Masons was organized in Roxbury, Massachusetts, on February 10, 1776, by Connecticut soldiers in the Continental Army. It met when and where it could during the Revolutionary War. By tradition, the lodge's name and seal were suggested by Benjamin Franklin and the seal was engraved by Paul Revere. Many of the lodge members settled in the Marietta, Ohio area following the war. On June 28, 1790, the lodge was reorganized in Campus Martius under its original warrant held by Past Master Capt. Jonathan Heart, commandant of Fort Harmer.
Several notable figures have visited and been members of the Lodge, but perhaps the most familiar in the history of Ohio Freemasonry would be Rufus Putnam, the first elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio. Today he is remembered annually through the Rufus Putnam Award, given to individuals for distinguished service beneficial to mankind, eminent leadership or achievement in the service of Freemasonry.
Today there are 253 Master Masons belonging to American Union Lodge No. 1, with their membership spanning from a dynamic age of 20 to the experienced age of 94. Annually, they host a degree at Masonic Park.
Sources:
The Ohio Beacon: American Union Lodge No. 1, theohiobeacon.com/news/american-union-lodge-no-1/
Ohio History Connection, www.ohiohistory.org
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