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Welcome to the Grand Lodge of the United States, Our history has enchanted many of masonic scholars over the last 137 years it amost qualifies as a legend, but the freemasons really did exsist and this all happened during the civil war. In 1863, during the midst of a major conflict - the Central Grand Lodge of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite , Western Jurisdiction was established.

The Grand Lodge of the United States, WJ has several Grand Lodges across the United States, each states has a Grand Lodge with Lodges within the District.  The District of Columbia is the only Grand Lodge in a territory (i.e.not state).

Traditionally, in the 1700-1800's a Grand Master would make freemasons on sight to establish lodges and Grand lodges. Today such a practice is rarely done, unless a lodge is in distress of becoming moribund and brethren are needed to continue the lodge or grandlodge's exsistance. Grand lodges are traditionally created with three lodges. A Grand Lodge can create several subbordinate lodges within their country. Lodges must belong to a duly constituted Grand Lodge to have regularity in freemasonry.

In 1894 Scottish lodges began working under the authority of Grand Lodge. The Supreme Council controlled only upper degrees 4th-33rd.

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                                               Fraternally yours,

                                                         /s/

                                              M.W. W. T. Gray, III
                                              Grand Master of the United States
                                              Grand Lodge of United States,
                                              Western Jurisdiction (French origin)