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Photographer: James King
Taken: March 10, 2013
Caption: Original Native Sons of the Golden West Plaque
Additional Description: This is the original, pre-fire, plaque that was placed on this building one year before it burned down. It is currently kept in the downstairs meeting room. The plaque reads:

Native Sons of the Golden West Hall
A portion of the structure was built circa 1860. The original owner was the Independent Order of Good Templars, a temperance group dedicated to the prohibition of liquor and tobacco. The hall was deeded to the Literary and Dramatic Association on May 7, 1884. Chispa Parlor No. 139 N.S.G.W. purchased the building in 1905.

The Chispa Parlor No. 139 was chartered April 10, 1889, dissolved April 25, 1896 and reorganized March 4, 1905.

Over the years this hall has been the site of many meetings, dances, card parties, theater productions, court proceedings and political conventions.

Monument erected by
Chispa Parlor No. 139, Native Sons of the Golden West
Dedicated March 19, 1988 by
Robert R. Souza, Grand President
Submitted: March 11, 2013, by James King of San Miguel, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p236104
File Size: 4.628 Megabytes

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