The Hopkinsville chapter, established in 1848, was once the wealthiest lodge in Kentucky.
Explore the mystique of Freemasons and Odd Fellows in 'Mystery & Benevolence: Masonic and Odd Fellows Folk Art,' an exhibition at the Taft Museum of Art.
This fraternal order has its roots in early modern Europe and was an offshoot off of England's Odd Fellows. The American version of the organization was officially founded in 1819 in Baltimore.