Shepheard's Tavern

 

[South Side]:

On this site stood Shepheard's Tavern

The birthplace of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish

Rite of Freemasonry

The Mother Supreme Council of the World

May 31, 1801

[West Side]:

Founders of the Supreme Council

Abraham Alexander

Sovereign Grand Inspector General

Emanuel Dela Motta

Sovereign Grand Inspector Genera

Dr. Issac Auld

Sovereign Grand Inspector General

Israel De Lieben

Sovereign Grand Inspector General

Moses C. Levy

Grand Treasurer General

Dr. James Moultrie

Grand Secretary General

[East Side]:

Founders of the Supreme Council

Colonel John Mitchell

Sovereign Grand Commander

Frederick Dalcho

Lt. Grand Commander

Alexander F.A. Degrasse

Sovereign Grand Inspector General

Jean Baptiste Delahogue

Sovereign Grand Inspector General

Thomas B. Bowen

Grand Master of Ceremonies

Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street and Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Broad Street.

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