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Helion Lodge #1 is a Masonic lodge in Huntsville, Alabama. It is the oldest lodge of Freemasons in the state. According to Grand Historian Joseph Abram Jackson's Masonry in Alabama, it is "the birthplace of Freemasonry in Alabama." Helion Lodge is also the common name for the building (actually named Eunomia Hall for Eunomia Chapter #5 Royal Arch Masons who financed its construction), built in 1911, where the lodge meets. HistoryIn 1805, a Revolutionary War veteran named John Hunt built a log cabin at the Big Spring and began what would grow to become the modern city of Huntsville, Alabama. Just six years later, on August 21, 1811, Madison Lodge #21 received its dispensation from the Grand Lodge of Kentucky. In 1812, it received its official charter from the Grand Lodge of Kentucky. John Hunt was among the first members, as was Leroy Pope, who had given the city its original name of Twickenham. On April 6, 1818, a second Lodge was formed in the county, Bethesda Lodge #2. In 1824 the two Lodges combined as Helion Lodge #1 under the Grand Lodge of Alabama. Helion Lodge survived the dark years of the American Civil War, when Huntsville was often occupied by the invading Union Army. The quiet little town grew rapidly after World War II, when the area became host to both Redstone Arsenal and the Marshall Spaceflight Center. Notable members involved in the growth of Huntsville's defense and space industry are Senator John Sparkman and Mayor Joe W. Davis. Helion Lodge soon came to have the largest membership in the state. As a result, in 1962 a new Lodge was formed in Huntsville, Solar Lodge #914. Most of the members came from Helion Lodge. Five years later, in 1967, a third Huntsville Lodge was formed, Apollo #921. Both younger Lodges consider Helion as their mother Lodge and dual membership is common. Past Masters 1811-18991811 Marmaduke Williams 1812 Louis Winston 1813 David R. Moore 1814 David R. Moore 1815 David R. Moore 1816 David R. Moore 1817 David R. Moore 1818 William Atwood 1819 William Atwood 1820 William Atwood 1821 Alexander Erskin 1822 W. J. Grimes 1823 W. A. Hutchinson 1824 W. J. Grimes 1824 Issac Williams (Helion Lodge) 1825 William Feeny 1826 William Feeny 1827 John J. Fackler 1828 John J. Fackler 1829 William Feeny 1830 John Acklen 1831 W. A. Hutchinson 1832 W. A. Hutchinson 1833 W. A. Hutchinson 1834 W. A. Hutchinson 1835 W. A. Hutchinson 1836 W. A. Hutchinson 1837 James Penn 1838 James Penn 1839 James Penn 1840 James Penn 1841 James Penn 1842 James Penn 1843 Ellison Smith 1844 James Penn, MWGM 1845 James Penn, MWGM 1846 J. M. Davidson 1847 J. M. Davidson 1848 Arch E. Mills 1849 J. M. Davidson 1850 Fred Gate 1851 J. J. Sample 1852 J. J. Sample 1853 J. F. Steele 1854 William Gormley 1855 William Gormley 1856 William Gormley 1857 William Gormley 1858 William Gormley 1859 William Gormley 1860 William Gormley 1861 William Gormley 1862 William Gormley 1863 J. E. Young 1864 J. E. Young 1865 E. B. Clapp 1866 J. J. Dement 1867 J. J. Dement 1868 J. J. Dement 1869 J. J. Dement 1870 S. J. Mayhew 1871 S. J. Mayhew 1872 M. C. Baldridge 1873 W. S. Reddick 1874 Bernard F. Ludwig 1875 Bernard F. Ludwig 1876 M. C. Baldridge 1877 M. C. Baldridge 1878 John L. Rison 1879 John L. Rison 1880 John L. Rison 1881 M. C. Baldridge 1882 M. C. Baldridge 1883 M. C. Baldridge 1884 M. C. Baldridge 1885 M. C. Baldridge 1886 M. C. Baldridge 1887 M. C. Baldridge 1888 W. C. Weaver 1889 M. C. Baldridge 1890 M. C. Baldridge 1891 M. C. Baldridge 1892 Amos B. Jones 1893 Amos B. Jones 1894 Thomas Taylor 1895 Joseph Skinner 1896 Alred Moore 1897 W. C. Wheeler 1898 W. C. Wheeler 1899 W. C. Wheeler Past Masters 1900-19991900 Unknown 1901 W. C. Wheeler 1902 H. C. Pollard 1903 H. C. Pollard 1904 Augustus F. Evans 1905 Frank Ford 1906 F. P. Culver 1907 Leroy Suggs 1908 Leroy Suggs 1909 R. C. Brickell 1910 J. H. Ballentine 1911 J. H. Ballentine 1912 H. C. Pollard 1913 J. W. Battle 1914 J. L. Kendall 1915 J. L. Kendall 1916 J. L. Kendall 1917 A. F. Kendall 1918 G. H. Heymann 1919 Alex M. Dunn 1920 Alex M. Dunn 1921 J. B. McCord 1922 W. R. Laxson 1923 Sam C. Alexander 1924 Sam C. Alexander 1925 Sam S. Rice 1926 Sam S. Rice 1927 Charles. O. Rolfe 1928 Robert C. Chase 1929 F. J. Shick 1930 James D. Rice, Jr. 1931 John S. McLure 1932 John S. McLure 1933 William B. Allen 1934 William B. Allen 1935 P. S. McCormick 1936 Joe B. Hill 1937 Cowan Y. Wilson 1938 T. Pickens Gates 1939 F. Floyd Broyles 1940 John S. McLure 1941 Henry R. Martin 1942 Henry R. Martin 1943 Clyde Martz 1944 Clyde Martz 1945 Abe Pizitz 1946 Clyde Martz 1947 Jasan A. Williams 1948 John W. Walker 1949 William B. Allen 1950 John H. McGaha 1951 L. L. Baucom 1952 William B. Jones 1953 E. H. Hall 1954 William H. Ealy 1955 D. Shelby Vaughn 1956 Doyle W. Ealy 1957 William A. Cobb 1958 Dan L. Warden 1959 J. D. Harris 1960 W. L. Guthrie 1961 J. C. Beeler 1962 Wendell McKinney 1963 Carl Pickens 1964 Randolph Rush 1965 Robert F. Jean 1966 James W. Bass 1967 James G. Williams 1968 William W. Byrd 1969 Charles D. Rozell 1970 Charles Keathley 1971 Emory J. Ferguson 1972 Marlin Hinkle 1973 Hubert Lemaster 1974 Hollis L. Sharp 1975 R. M. Slaughter 1976 Robert J. Cannon 1977 Fred Beddingfield 1978 Clarence W. Landrum 1979 Robert Kachelhofer 1980 Ronald W. Thomas 1981 B. J. Nelson 1982 Alvie Berry 1983 David Allen 1984 Lee D. Parker 1985 Johnie Wilbanks 1986 James Garry Smith 1987 James Wesley Reach 1988 Wayne Dee Jordan 1989 Clarence M. Albright 1990 Donald Douglas Beal 1991 David K. Hall 1992 Charles R. Kirch 1993 J. Shelby Aston 1994 John W. Herron 1995 Danny B. Lamont 1996 E. J. Wadsworth 1997 Theo Starkey 1998 Ray C. Dunn 1999 James S. Blanteno Past Masters 2000-Present2000 George Hall 2001 John Pavlick 2002 David Milam 2003 Raymond Tanner 2004 James Henley 2005 Dennis Peterson 2006 Larry Gilliss 2007 Andy Thomas 2008 Steve McGlocklin 2009 Michael Feld 2010 Jerry Burpee 2011 Ed Kachelhofer 2012 Ken Carpenter 2013 David Miller 2014 Jared Cassidy 2015 George Lewis 2016 Dean Lilja 2017 John Hood LocationHelion Lodge stands on the original site of Madison Lodge #21 at 409 Lincoln Street in the Twickenham Historic District of Huntsville. The present building is over 100 years old and was designed by a noted architect and Lodge member named Edgar Love. The cornerstone was laid in 1911.[1] The building was officially named Eunomia Masonic Hall after the Royal Arch Chapter, but is now simply called Helion Lodge. It is home to both Helion Lodge and the Huntsville York Rite bodies, as well as to Helion Chapter #203 Order of the Eastern Star and to White Light Assembly #66, International Order of the Rainbow for Girls. It is the home of the oldest Lodge of Freemasons in the state of Alabama.[2] AwardsHelion Lodge received the Masonic Service Association of North America's Mark Twain Award for Masonic Awareness in the lodge and in the community consecutively for the years 2008, 2009, and 2010.[4][5] Helion Lodge received the Twain Award again in 2012.[6] Helion Lodge is the only four time recipient of the Twain Award for Masonic Awareness. Notes1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.helionlodge.org/history/timeline.htm |title=Timeline}} [3][4][5]2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.helionlodge.org |title=Helion Lodge website|publisher=Helion Lodge}} 3. ^1 {{cite web |publisher=Masonic Information Center |title=Mark Twain Masonic Awareness Award - 2009 Winners |url=http://www.msana.com/twainaward/winners2009.html |accessdate=May 8, 2013}} 4. ^1 {{cite web |publisher=Masonic Information Center |title=Mark Twain Masonic Awareness Award - 2010 Winners |url=http://www.msana.com/twainaward/winners2010.html |accessdate=May 8, 2013}} 5. ^1 {{cite web |publisher=Masonic Information Center |title=Mark Twain Masonic Awareness Award - 2012 Winners |url=http://www.msana.com/twainaward/winners2012.html |accessdate=May 8, 2013}} }} References
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