November 5, 1835

The Grand Lodge of Tennessee instituted Washington Lodge Number 82 in Fayetteville (Washington County) after a period of dormancy in Arkansas Freemasonry. As Arkansas moved toward statehood, Freemasonry entered a period of rebirth. Soon after statehood was granted, three more lodges were established: in 1837, the Grand Lodge of Louisiana instituted Western Star Number 43 in Little Rock (Pulaski County) and Morning Star Number 42 at Arkansas Post (Arkansas County), and the Grand Lodge of Alabama established Mount Horeb in Washington (Hempstead County).