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The Independent United Order of Mechanics was founded in 1757 in Lancashire, England. During its first hundred years as a strong and growing enterprise, the Order established Grand Lodges in the northern region of England and the southern region of Scotland. In 1878, the Order registered as a Friendly Society shortly after the enactment of Friendly Societies Act 1875 by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. | |
In the late 19th century, the Order spread to South Africa, the Netherlands, British Guiana, and various sovereign nations and dependent territories in the Caribbean Sea of North America. The first branch in the United States of America formed in 1910. | |
Today, Mechanic Temples exist throughout the world, including Guyana, Jamaica, England, Costa Rica, Canada, Aruba, Trinidad & Tobago, Belize, Netherlands,Turks and Caicos Islands, Panama, Scotland, Barbados, Grenada, Suriname, Dutch West Indies, Cayman Islands, Honduras, Guatemala, French Guiana and the United States of America. ![]() | |
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