U.S. Masonic History 101

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 19:09:12 GMT

Many of the leaders of the American Revolution such as Washington

and Franklin were Masons, but according to the Masonic writer Charles Van

Cott, more Masons remained loyal to the crown than to the colonial cause and

at the start of the revolt only one of the one hundred or so lodges sided with

the patriots.