Historical Marker
East Trinity Lodge No. 157, A.F. & A.M.
Historical marker location:
Rusk & Goliad St., Rockwall, Texas
( marker is just west of intersection of Rusk and Goliad Streets on 100 block of Rusk (Lodge building is at 104 S. Goliad), Rockwall)
Marker installed: 1979
A dispensation for the formation of the lodge was granted July 26, 1854, when Rockwall was part of Kaufman County. The Grand Lodge of Texas designated James Wilson as the first master. John O. Heath served as senior warden and S. R. Barnes as junior warden. Barnes and Heath were among the earliest residents of the area to receive land grants in 1848. The lodge charter was issued January 18, 1855. The E. C. Heath Masonic Lodge, located six miles south, merged with East Trinity in 1968.