wˌɛn ðɪ ˈeɪt lˈɑːdʒᵻz ɪn tˌɛnəsˈiː kˈeɪm təɡˌɛðɚ tə fˈɔːɹm ðə nˈuː ɡɹˈænd lˈɑːdʒ ʌv tˌɛnəsˈiː ɪn nˈɑːksvɪl ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn, ˈoʊvɚtən lˈɑːdʒ sˈɛnt ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz tə ðə kənvˈɛnʃən ðæt ɪstˈæblɪʃt ðə nˈuː ɡɹˈænd lˈɑːdʒ, ænd æz sˈʌtʃ, ɪɾ ɪz wˈʌn ʌv tˌɛnəsˈiːz fˈaʊndɪŋ lˈɑːdʒᵻz.
When the eight lodges in Tennessee came together to form the new Grand Lodge of Tennessee in Knoxville on December 27, 1813, Overton Lodge sent representatives to the convention that established the new grand lodge, and as such, it is one of Tennessee's founding lodges.