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Pythians - California

Subordinate Lodges (active)
# 159 - Loma-National City, CA - Website / Blog / twitter / facebook / LinkedIn - (History)
# 162 - Berkeley-Albany, CA - Website / Blog / twitter / facebook / LinkedIn - (History)

Current and Past Subordinate Lodges

Lodges # 150 - 199

Location Lodge No. Date of Institution
Fortuna Springfield 150 Aug. 26, 1887
Accepted Morning Star No. 84 Dec. 15, 1896
Santa Barbara Castle Rock 151 Sept. 5, 1887
Accepted Southernland No. 214 May 1, 1902
Accepted Santa Barbara No. 25 Sept. 2, 1908
Klinkersville Rising Star 152 Sept. 17, 1887
Surrendered charter July 10, 1897
San Diego Red Star 153 Sept. 28, 1887
San Lucas Beatrice 154 Dec. 16, 1887
Moved to King City, January 27, 1921
King City Beatrice 154 See above
San Lucas Beatrice 154 -
Selma Selma 155 March 5, 1888
Accepted Kingsburg No. 71 Dec. 10, 1908
Oceanside Oceanside 156 May 10, 1888
Surrendered charter Oct. 10, 1898
Sacramento Capitol 157 June 22, 1888
Consolidated with Confidence No. 78, March 2, 1909
Santa Paula Topa Topa 158 July 21, 1888
Surrendered charter Feb. 14, 1894
National City Loma 159 October 11, 1888
Arroyo Grande Arroyo Grande 160 November 17, 1888
Accepted El Pizmo No. 352 Jan. 2, 1933
Stockton Nemo 161 Feb. 16, 1889
Consolidated with Charter Oak No. 20, Jan. 29, 1908
Berkeley University 162 July 13, 1889
Consolidated with Berkeley No. 80, May 24, 1923
Changed name to Berkeley - Berkeley
Berkeley Berkeley 162 See above
Dunsmuir Eagle Cliff 163 Aug. 23, 1889
Nipomo Nipomo 164 Sept. 6, 1889
Consolidated with Santa Maria No. 90, Dec. 23, 1947
Rio Vista River View 165 October 11, 1889
Surrendered charter July 1, 1956?
Jackson Rathbone 166 Feb. 1, 1889
Accepted Ione No. 84 March 22, 1918
Folsom Folsom 167 July 19, 1890
Surrendered charter October 1, 1952?
Yreka Yreka 168 July 30, 1890 - (History) - (Pythian Cave)
Accepted Hornbrook No. 108 April 20, 1932
Sonora Union 169 Aug. 16, 1890
Accepted Eagle No. 216 Jan 20, 1919
Centreville Centreville 170 Nov. 20, 1890
San Ardo San Ardo 171 January 2, 1891
Surrendered charter Dec. 11, 1909
Oakland Piedmont 172 January 14, 1891
Consolidated with Live Oak No. 17, Aug. 11, 1915
Chino Chino 172 -
Oakland Piedmont 172 -
Hollister San Justo 173 October 19, 1891
Surrendered charter Sept. 11, 1898
Hollister San Justo 173 -
Alturas Maverick 174 Dec. 2, 1891
Surrendered charter May 20, 1951
Los Gatos Los Gatos 175 Feb. 13, 1892
Consolidated with Triumph No. 47, Jan. 26, 1911
Orosi Orosi 176 Mar. 25, 1892
Surrendered charter Dec. 18, 1926
Chino Nero 177 April 14, 1892
Name changed to Chino No. 177, June 30, 1913
Consolidated with Pomona No. 107, Dec. 31, 1965
Chino Chino 177 See above
Sanger Sanger 178 April 18, 1892
Consolidated with Vineland No. 67, Oct. 23, 1903
San Francisco Jefferson 179 May 10, 1892
Monterey Monterey 180 May 14, 1892
Oakland Amazon 181 May 28, 1892
Consolidated with Live Oak No. 17, Aug. 11, 1915
Los Angeles Marathon 182 Aug. 11, 1892
Accepted Tricolor No. 96 Jan. 29, 1895
Accepted Olive No. 26,Nov. 5, 1895
Accepted Los Angeles No. 205, March 3, 1908
Changed name to Los Angeles/Marathon No. 205 , March 3, 1908
Accepted Irving No. 317 Aug 8, 1916 and changed name to
Los Angeles - Los Angeles No. 2
Salinas Salinas 183 Aug. 27, 1892
Sisson Lily 184 Aug. 29, 1892 (Mt. Shasta City)
Accepted Fall River No. 313 July 11, 1916
Consolidated with Yreka No. 168, March 19, 1947
Blue Lake Mad River 185 Sept. 24, 1892
Redlands Redlands 186 January 16, 1893 (Jan, 5?)
Redding Vita Nouva 187 January 11, 1893
Surrendered charter Aug. 29, 1902
San Francisco Sequoia 188 Apr. 19, 1893
Consolidated with Phoenix No. 53, Nov. 19, 1906
Corona Cypress 189 July 19, 1893
Riverside Cypress 189 -
Perris Perris 190 July 27, 1893
Surrendered charter Oct. 20, 1932
Tehachapi Tehachapi 191 July 12, 1893
Surrendered charter Dec. 31, 1910
Crockett Selby 192 Oct. 16, 1893
Mendota Sunset 193 Feb. 26, 1894
Surrendered charter June. 30, 1959
Hanford Hanford 194 March 29, 1894
Consolidated with Mussel Slough No. 66, Jan. 24, 1906
Angels Camp Angels 195 Apr. 13, 1894
Surrendered charter March 27, 1925
Dutch Flat Cedar 196 Nov. 24, 1894
Consolidated with Colfax No. 200, Jan 30, 1926
Fern Leaf Fern Leaf 197 Nov. 26, 1894
Consolidated with Colfax No. 200, July 18, 1925
Auburn Auburn 198 Jan. 12, 1895
Consolidated with Colfax No. 200, Oct 21, 1952
New Almaden Cinnabar 199 March 2, 1895
Consolidated with San Jose No. 125, Jan 2, 1906

History Notes:
Yreka Lodge No. 168, California - Pythian Cave - The Pythian Cave Newsletter

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Lodges # 150 - 199

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