Greetings,
Callahan and Callahan Lodge No. 32 are located in the Florida Crown in the Northeast corner of the state. Our lodge has been serving the community of Callahan for over 150 years and our members have been active participants in the rich history of Callahan, Nassau County and the State of Florida. Our lodge and many of our present day Masonic members can trace our lineage back to 1856; t
hat was the year Callahan was founded as a stop on the new Yulee Railroad. The railroad was built to connect the East Coast of Florida to the Gulf Coast of Florida from Fernandina to Cedar Key. Today, Callahan Lodge No. 32 has about 160 members. Most are men who go about their jobs and professions with no hint they are Freemasons except for the way they lead their lives. Several elected officials have belonged to Callahan Lodge No. 32 over the years, including: state senators, state representatives, judges, county property appraiser, county commissioners, mayors, city councilmen, county school board members, and other elected offices. Our lodge is one of the oldest organizations in the county and one of the oldest lodges in our state. Early members of our lodge helped to form other lodges and many of them became officers in new lodges. Our lodge grew with our community and our goal is to continue to grow while helping to build a better America. Many of our members and most of our current lodge officers are military retirees or have proudly served our nation in one of the Uniform Services of this great nation. Patriotism, a desire to serve and fighting to defend our nation are hallmarks of Freemasonry and our great brotherhood. Callahan Lodge No. 32 was chartered with twenty charter members. The following are those charter officers and members:
William J. James Fabius Clark (Sr.Warden)
James Geiger (Jr.Warden)
John Price, Jr. (Treasurer)
John C. Jones (Secretary)
Josiah Benjamin Little (Sr. Deacon)
Henry Camille Tison (Jr.Deacon)
Jehu Booth (Tyler)
James W. Geiger
John Jefferson Higginbotham
John Hampton Jones
Leton Uriah Morgan
Talbert S. Morgan
Benjamin C. Parker
R.R. Ratcliff
Golphin Nowling Tison
Owen S. Albritton
Redden Turner
Jesse J. Edmondson
Nathaniel Smith Upchurch
