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Potomac Lodgefirst seen 2026-09-20 · last verified unknown
lodgeactivenot on UGLE listdc-5-potomac-lodge
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live siteOfficial URLs are kept after they die. Facebook is social, not a replacement site.
Rank #428 worldwide · score 68.7 · high live siteTravel signal only. Footprint ≠ members. Dead official URLs do not earn the live-site points.
| Signal | Count / source | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Own official website | yes | 18.0 |
| Pages absorbed | 7 | 9.6 |
| Distinct hosts | 1 | 2.8 |
| Social accounts | 0 | 0.0 |
| HTTP 200 / 404 (site-like) | 4 / 0 | 8.0 |
| Last verified (site-like) | 2026-09-20 (0d) | 6.0 |
| Description corpus chars | 1585 | 9.3 |
| Officers listed publicly | 0 | 0.0 |
| Meeting schedule published | yes | 6.0 |
| Hall / address | physical | 3.0 |
| Proceedings / sketches / assertions | 3 | 6.0 |
| Parent GL membership prior (sourced only) | none in corpus | 0.0 |
formula v1.1 · computed 2026-09-20 · join key lodge UUID b2395c2e-5b1f-58b4-8bd1-99b760914db2
No lifecycle events. Proceedings not extracted yet.
Charter / constitution / claimed descent. Not recognition.
| Source | Target | Dates | Evidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Lodge, F.A.A.M., of the District of Columbia | chartered | Potomac Lodge | unknown – unknown | Sourceautomatically_extracted |
Directed edges only. Mutual recognition would appear as two edges.
None documented.
None documented.
Exact language from a named body. The database has no is_clandestine flag.
None documented.
No attributed classifications.
None documented.
URLs collected about this organization, including directory entries and official pages.
first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified unknown
first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 200
Potomac Lodge No. 5 meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month ... 1212 Wisconsin Ave. NW Washington, DC 20007
first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 200
first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 200
first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 200
Public directory listing. Status: active. Close date not stated.
first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 200
first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 200
Potomac Lodge No. 5 listed under Grand Lodge, F.A.A.M., of the District of Columbia as active at 1212 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20007 on public directory (accessed 2026-09-20). Open/close dates not stated on this directory.
Potomac 5 FAAM | History Open Modal × Menu Home History The George Washington Gavel Events interested in Freemasonry? FAQs Members Contact GRANDVIEW LOGIN History Potomac Lodge No.5 F.A.A.M. is the oldest Freemason body in the District of Columbia. Established on April 21st, 1789 by prominent merchants living in Georgetown, Potomac laid the cornerstones of the White House in 1792 and U.S. Capitol in 1793 . It is the steward of a simple marble gavel, which was first used by President and Freemason George Washington , to lay the cornerstone of the Capitol. Since then, that Gavel has been loaned to several Presidents and the Queen of England, Elizabeth II, for other cornerstone and other masonic celebrations. Potomac is a charter member of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia and one of the lodge’s earliest leaders, Valentine Reintzel , served as the first Grand Master in 1811 . The lodge is also a charter member of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia. 1789 - 1806: Building America's Capital 1806-1900: The First Century 1900-Now: Georgetown and Beyond GRANDVIEW LOGIN POTOMAC LODGE NO.5 FAAM 1212 WISCONSIN AVE. NW WASHINGTON, DC 20007 (202) 656-4755 Home History The George Washington Gavel Events interested in Freemasonry? FAQs Members Contact GRANDVIEW LOGIN × Close Panel
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