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Yes, George Washington was a Freemason. Yes, we know you are reading Dan Brown’s recently released “The Lost Symbol” and are now planning your trip to Mount Vernon to come look for hidden Masonic symbols. Well, hate to disappoint but you won’t find them here. But here is what we do know about George Washington and freemasonry:

• He joined a Fredericksburg, Va lodge at age 20 and eventually rose to the rank of Master Mason.
• Many of his friends were Masons, most of his Revolutionary War officers, and over a third of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention were Masons. So yes, there were lots of Masonic connections.
• The Bible used at his Inauguration belonged to a New York Masonic lodge.
• Just as Dan Brown writes, the Capitol’s cornerstone was laid by Washington in a Masonic ceremony and he wore a Masonic apron.
• He received a letter from a G.W. Snyder about the Illuminati but Washington’s response was very critical of the group.
• Washington was placed in the family vault upon his death in 1799 with full Masonic honors.

So that is what we DO know… the rest is just conjecture. There are no secret hidden Masonic symbols at Mount Vernon- but feel free to come look for yourself! And click here to learn a little more about Freemasonry as it is described in Brown’s book.