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Ashburn-Sterling Lodge No. 288 – Making Good Men Betterfirst seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 200
lodgeactivenot on UGLE listva-288-ashburn-sterling-lodge
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directory onlyOfficial URLs are kept after they die. Facebook is social, not a replacement site.
Rank #1030 worldwide · score 30.7 · med directory onlyTravel 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 | 2 | 5.1 |
| Distinct hosts | 1 | 2.8 |
| Social accounts | 0 | 0.0 |
| HTTP 200 / 404 (site-like) | 0 / 0 | 0.0 |
| Last verified (site-like) | never | 0.0 |
| Description corpus chars | 256 | 1.9 |
| Officers listed publicly | 0 | 0.0 |
| Meeting schedule published | no | 0.0 |
| Hall / address | physical | 3.0 |
| Proceedings / sketches / assertions | 0 | 0.0 |
| Parent GL membership prior (sourced only) | none in corpus | 0.0 |
formula v1 · computed 2026-09-20 · join key lodge UUID fa356f38-5b21-5508-b9f3-56bc60eb4a11
No lifecycle events. Proceedings not extracted yet.
Charter / constitution / claimed descent. Not recognition.
| Source | Target | Dates | Evidence | |
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| Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M., of the Commonwealth of Virginia | chartered | Ashburn-Sterling 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 2026-09-20 · HTTP 200
first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified unknown
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
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
Ashburn-Sterling Lodge No. 288 listed under Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M., of the Commonwealth of Virginia as active at 43881 Waxpool Road, Ashburn, Virginia, 20165-, 3520 on public directory (accessed 2026-09-20). Open/close dates not stated on this directory.
History – Ashburn-Sterling Lodge No. 288 Skip to content Making Good Men Better Making Good Men Better Home Masonry Frequently Asked Questions Grand Lodge of Virginia Our Lodge About Us Trestleboard Past Masters Treasury Dues Donations Sponsorships Our Work Community Service Scholarships Calendar Events Links Contact Us Search for: History Home  >  History Our Lodge History On May 10th, 1905 a group of Master Masons from other Lodges in the Northern Virginia area met to form a new Lodge. Present at this first recorded Stated Communication held at Ashburn, Virginia under dispensation from the Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of Virginia, were the following Brethren: G.M. Ellmore, Worshipful Master Elmer E. Lewis, Senior Warden Victor B. Herding, Junior Warden M.M. Fadeley, Treasurer John L. Grubb, Secretary Clarence S. LeFever, Senior Deacon R.W. Hutchison, Junior Deacon G.T. Ellmore, Tiler G.W. Popkins, Chaplain Worship Ellmore became ill and died in early November of 1905. Bro. Ellmore was a Past Master of Herndon Lodge No. 264 A.F. & A.M. in the late 1890’s. Lodge Charter No. 288 issued by Grand Lodge on February 15, 1906, showing Brothers E.E. Lewis – Worshipful Master, V. B. Herding – Senior Warden, R. W. Hutchinson – Junior Warden installed. The present Charter is a reproduction provided by Grand Lodge on March 2, 1909, the original being destroyed by fire. The members of Ashburn Lodge have been mainly farmers, merchants, railroad
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