Local Sphinx Shrine Background

Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine

This Temple shall be known and distinguished as Sphinx Shrine, located at Newington, Connecticut, and is held by virtue of a charter granted by the Imperial Council, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America, from which it derives all its powers and privileges, and to whose Statutes and Regulations, rules and orders, implicit respect and obedience shall ever be paid by the members.

Sphinx Shrine #73 - Charter Granted June 24, 1896

SPHINX SHRINE JURISDICTION
Sphinx Shrine has exclusive jurisdiction in all of Hartford County, Tolland County, Windham County, and New London County, and the following townships in Litchfield County - namely, Colebrook, Winchester, Barkhamsted, Goshen, Torrington, New Hartford, Litchfield, Harwinton, Morris, Bethlehem, Watertown, Thomaston, Plymouth, Roxbury, and Woodbury; and in the following townships in Middlesex County - namely Cromwell, Portland, East Hampton, Middlefield, Middletown, Durham, Haddam, and East Haddam.

Sphinx Shrine also has concurrent jurisdiction with Pyramid Shrine in the following townships in New Haven County - namely, Wolcott, Waterbury, Middlebury, Prospect, Naugatuck, Beacon Falls, Oxford, Southbury, Cheshire, Meriden, and Wallingford; and in the following townships in Middlesex County - namely, Chester, Killingworth, Clinton, Deep River, Essex, Westbrook, and Old Saybrook.