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Welcome to the Website of The Independent United Order of Mechanics. “The Order” was established in Lancashire, England in 1757 and received its authority by Act of the British Parliament. Branches were established in South Africa, followed by other branches in Jamaica, Demerara, Trinidad, Cuba, Panama, Canada, Barbados, Grenada, Suriname, Dutch West Indies, Belize, Spanish Honduras, and Guatamala.

Presently, there are Lodges, Chapters and Youth Sectors in The United States of America, Belize, Canada, Caribbean, South America, Holland, Suriname and French Guiana. In the year 1910, the Order was established in the United States of America was Incorporated under the laws of the State of New York. The headquarters of the Independent United Order of Mechanics, Friendly Society, Western Hemisphere, Incorporated was transferred to New York in 1941, where it is presently maintained

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