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Being one of Columbus Ohio's oldest institutions, St. Mark's has produced
a volume of documents, photos and historic achievements. As we enter our
160th year of existence, we have begun the process of gathering these
materials and making them available to the general public.
a volume of documents, photos and historic achievements. As we enter our
160th year of existence, we have begun the process of gathering these
materials and making them available to the general public.
In 1858, our first
Worshipful Master, Bro.
Charles Langston was
involved in the
Oberlin-Wellington
Rescue. He and other
men travelled to the city
of Oberlin, Ohio to help
free a fugitive slave.
Read more here.
Worshipful Master, Bro.
Charles Langston was
involved in the
Oberlin-Wellington
Rescue. He and other
men travelled to the city
of Oberlin, Ohio to help
free a fugitive slave.
Read more here.
Bro. David Jenkins was a leading
proponent of the Anti-Slavery
movement in Columbus Ohio Read
more here.
proponent of the Anti-Slavery
movement in Columbus Ohio Read
more here.
Bro. Harvey H. Alston became the
first African-American Assistant
Columbus Police Chief in 1954
Read more here.
first African-American Assistant
Columbus Police Chief in 1954
Read more here.
View old photographs of St. Mark's Lodge No. 7 here.
A special thank you to Wor. Bro. Rodney Blount, WM No. 117 for
supplying a lot of the information for this section of our website.
supplying a lot of the information for this section of our website.
Bro. James Poindexter
was a prominent
member of the
African-American
community. In 1880, he
became the first Black
person elected to the
Columbus City Council.
Read more here.
was a prominent
member of the
African-American
community. In 1880, he
became the first Black
person elected to the
Columbus City Council.
Read more here.