He managed the money for burial societies, Masonic organizations, and because he was trustworthy, almost everybody in Louisiana — every organization in Louisiana — banked in Franklin, Louisiana.
While there continues to be debate as to the specific meaning, interpretation, and location of these masonic references, scholars agree that they're there and are fully intentional.
Add in the oldest Masonic temple and it's not long before the crazy part of the Internet starts yelling about secret societies controlling the world via the finance industry from inside the City-state of London.
When the sixpointed star was laid perfectly over the Great Seal of the United States, the star's top vertex fit perfectly over the Masonic all-seeing eye ...
The granite pyramid looked almost austere in the clean halogen light. Katherine ran her fingers over the engraved Masonic cipher, and Langdon sensed deep emotion churning within her.
Mustering the last of his energy, Langdon made his way to the Masonic library. When he arrived, Peter was sitting all alone at a table with the stone pyramid before him.