York Lodge No. 12 A.F. & A.M.

                                                           Maple Grove, Virginia

York Lodge No. 12 was chartered on December 16, 1885. The officers were:

William L. Ireson        Worshipful Master

George W. Garrett      Senior Warden

William I. Newton      Junior Warden

This Lodge was formed from a disturbance in Spring Creek Lodge No. 173, which was disbanded.

The meetings were held in a schoolhouse at Maple Grove, Virginia on the second floor. The second floor caved in at some time and the meetings were then held on the first floor.

In 1957 the Lodge voted to remodel the building for the cost of approximately five thousand dollars. In 1979 the December stated meeting was held in a new building that cost twenty thousand dollars.

The fellowship hall is used by the Lodge, its members and the community for Church meetings, family functions, wedding dinners, arts and crafts and more. York Lodge is a part of its community and the community is a part of York Lodge.