Timeline of Masonry

1390 – Regius Poem

1717 – GL of England

1730 – First American Lodge

G

	In 1730, a Lodge was issued a Charter in Philadelphia.  Others in the Americas followed.  Provincial Grand Masters were appointed by these Grand Lodges in order to oversee these Lodges so far from home.
	In 1776, a war was fought in the Americas, as a result of which all controls from England, and elsewhere, were severed.  The several American Grand Lodges had become Sovereign and Independent, beholden to no one.  There was much discussion of forming a single National Grand Lodge, with Brother George Washington as Grand Master.  Brother Washington's recommendations and the collective wisdom of the Craft prevailed, and the plan was abandoned.  As a result, at present, there are 51 Sovereign and Independent mainstream Grand Lodges in the USA.
	And another innovation in Masonry was created.
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	The letter “G” was added to the Square and Compass.