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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