Masonic Lodge No. 170 was built at the corner of Eighth and Nelson Avenue in 1920. The lodge met upstairs and rented the downstairs to a furniture store. By the end of the 1920s, the first floor was used by a wholesale grocery company for storage. In the early 1930s,…
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Lucy Maude Saunders
Maude Saunders was born in DeFuniak Springs on June 24, 1885. She spent most of her career teaching science and Latin at Walton High School and was promoted to principal. When she retired, mayor Stealey M. Preacher honored her by proclaiming June 30, 1955, as “Miss Maude Saunders Day.” She…