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By Syd Whittle, July 5, 2010
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall and Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| | Built 1901, on land donated by Joseph Heinsdorff, Sr., for use by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The two-storied shiplap-sided structure was constructed with locally milled lumber, using large stones as foundation. In 1991, the stones were . . . — — Map (db m32860) HM |
| | Under dispensation Ophir Lodge No. 33 Free and Accepted Masons was permitted to meet at “early candle light” in private homes within a radius of five miles. The Lodge was instituted in January and chartered May 6th 1853. Original, . . . — — Map (db m16055) HM |
| | Chispa Parlor No. 139 was chartered April 10, 1889, dissolved April 25, 1896, and reorganized March 14, 1905.
This site was first occupied circa 1860 by the Independent Order of Good Templars, a group dedicated to the prohibition of liquor and . . . — — Map (db m33008) HM |
| | Near this spot the “E.C.V. Saloon” stood in 1853. Believed to be the only E. Clampus Vitus (miners’ fun fraternal order) saloon officially recorded. — — Map (db m32875) HM |
| | William Gordon Huff
1903 ~ 1993
Sublime Nobel Grand Patriarch
Grand Clamp Artist
Visionary • Artist • Sculpture
Bill conceived, named, and created
E Clampus Vitus Wall of Comparative Ovations
as a memorial to portray early . . . — — Map (db m31195) HM |
| | I.O.O.F. Building
Erected 1892
Colusa Heritage Marker 2
May 6, 1977 — — Map (db m27648) HM |
| | This plaque commemorates 140 continuous years of Masonry in Antioch and the 100th anniversary of this building. The building was constructed as the Belshaw Theater in 1905. It was purchased by the Antioch Masonic Lodge in 1923 and modified to serve . . . — — Map (db m37579) HM |
| | Eleven women founded the Woman's Club of Antioch in February, 1902. They pledged to "improve and beautify the town, to do any business which shall promote the educational, industrial, benevolent, social or political welfare of its members or the . . . — — Map (db m93605) HM |
| | The Danville Grange was a farmers' association and the hub of the community in the late 1800's and early 1900's. The Grange was instrumental in bringing many improvements to the valley over the years, such as San Ramon Valley High School, a public . . . — — Map (db m93671) HM |
| | Established July 7, 1908, for the purpose of improving the quality of life in Point Richmond, the Women's Westside Improvement Club is responsible for the original Indian statue fountain, a reading room that became the Westside Branch Library, this . . . — — Map (db m94711) HM |
| | Walnut Creek Masonic Lodge - founded around 1873 - built its Masonic Temple in 1916. Previously, the group met on Main Street. The building was expanded in 1953. It closed as a Temple in 1984 and was remodeled for commercial use. — — Map (db m93945) HM |
| | Two blocks east is the clubhouse of the Women's Club - the town's first service club, founded in 1911. Among the Club's accomplishments, the group secured the Carnegie Library Foundation grant for the 1916 library. The Women's Club sold its . . . — — Map (db m93811) HM |
| | As the community's first service organization,
the Women's Club of Walnut Creek helped meet
many community needs. It established the first
public library in 1916 and the first Walnut Festival
in 1936. The club purchased the land for . . . — — Map (db m159601) HM |
| | Built in 1854 by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, this hall was also shared with religious organizations of the Coloma community. The I.O.O.F. was only one of the many fraternal lodges that were active during the 1850s in Coloma and in most . . . — — Map (db m17143) HM |
| | The oldest fraternal edifice in continuous use on the West Coast. Built on this hillside, not on the main street as in the usual practice for the era. It avoided the ravages of fire which razed the town of Diamond Springs on several occasions. . . . — — Map (db m19263) HM |
| | Erected in 1852 by
Diamond Springs Lodge No.9
I.O.O.F.
Oldest building in constant use
By the Odd Fellows in California
Dedicated to the memory of the
Pioneer Odd Fellows
Of El Dorado County by
Marguerite Parlor No.12
Native . . . — — Map (db m19264) HM |
| | Hiram Lodge No.43: Free and Accepted Masons, was chartered in the town of Mud Springs, as it was then called, May 16, 1854. The Lodge met in rented buildings until the completion of this brick edifice in 1862.
On September 17, 1923 a fire . . . — — Map (db m12396) HM |
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[Three small markers are mounted on the front of the building:]
Marker 1:
Balsar House
A hotel built in 1850 by
Madam Balsar
Remodeled for an opera house in 1870. Restored by the Independent Order Odd Fellows and used as a . . . — — Map (db m54812) HM |
| | Georgetown
Pride of the Sierras
Georgetown was founded in 1849 by George Phipps, a member of a party of sailors prospecting for gold, who first pitched his tent near the head of what is now known as Empire Canyon. George's town quickly . . . — — Map (db m54773) HM |
| | On Labor Day Weekend 2004, The Dysfunctional Organization held the first "Cantina for the Con." With the sale of that first "Dysfunctional" taco, "Cantina for the Con" became an annual Labor Day event. To date, "Cantina for the Con" has raised over . . . — — Map (db m106333) HM |
| |
Original Marker - Missing
First Replacement Marker - See Photo #2
Pilot Hill Grange No.1, of 29 charter members: Master, F. D. Brown; Secretary, A. J. Bayley; was organized August 10, 1870. The Grange Hall, dedicated at this site . . . — — Map (db m11607) HM |
| | The Masonic Building was built by S.G. Beach and Company in the fall of 1893 for the Placerville Masonic Hall Association, using 85,000 first quality bricks shipped from Sacramento. It housed some of the finest legal talent in the county, attorneys . . . — — Map (db m35590) HM |
| | Morning Star Lodge #20 was instituted February 9, 1854. The Lodge met for several years on the second floor of a 48 x 24 foot hillside building near here. In 1859, the members erected a building on this site. On May 15th, 1910, a fire started in the . . . — — Map (db m35518) HM |
| | The Druids of California
Erected
This Memorial
to
Frederick Sieg
Who Instituted
the Order
in this State
A. D. 1859
Presented to the City of Placerville
Sept. 5, 1926 — — Map (db m16460) HM |
| | In 1852 Phillip L. Platt preempted a ½ quarter section here. He erected a log building for the lodging of miners. He named his hotel The Kossuth House. Dr. Platt died in 1853. His widow sold the property to Anna W. Clark for $200 in 1856. She . . . — — Map (db m13165) HM |
| | In 1906, Coalinga was a boom town and there was a great need for blacksmithing and transporting. So the Cheney family decided to move to Coalinga from Cheney’s Grove, Illinois by way of Petaluma and Maricopa, Calif.
The Cheney Bros. started with . . . — — Map (db m63889) HM |
| | January 1905, Mrs. Anria Kerr invited ten lay friends to meet at her home to form the “Coalinga Ladies Improvement Club.” Their goal was to “promote harmony and improve social and civic needs.” In 1907 they joined the General . . . — — Map (db m64020) HM |
| | Hal, a native of San Diego, was graduated from San Diego State College with a degree in Civil Engineering, and subsequently started work with the California Division of Highways in that area.
As a person dedicated to serving the needs of . . . — — Map (db m1556) HM |
| | This historic building was erected in 1887 by L.T. Kinsey and sold to the Society of Humboldt County Pioneers in 1890. On June 15, 1897 it was purchased by Humboldt Parlor No. 14 N.S.G.W. — — Map (db m71970) HM |
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Built by B.C Mowry and Knights of Pythians
Members for Lodge # 34
Alterations by Barbara Groom,
Owner: Lost Coast Brewery, Apartment, and Theatre
Eureka Historic Landmark
This program possible through a partnership with
property owner . . . — — Map (db m142819) HM |
| | Erected in the early 1870s, this magnificent structure was a drug store. In 1877 it became known as the Alford Drug Store until 1886. In 1879, Wells Fargo and Co. established an express station in the Alford Drug Store and maintained it through . . . — — Map (db m71959) HM |
| | Originally constructed as a warehouse in July of 1902; known as the A. Berding Warehouse and housed many businesses. In 1919 Hampton C. Blum acquired the warehouse. In January 1929, The Danish Hall Committee started considerations for pu(r)chase. . . . — — Map (db m71939) HM |
| | The original building was constructed in the late 1800’s as a warehouse for A. Berding, pioneer merchant. Remodeled in 1929, it became the meeting hall for the various Danish lodges. It also serves as the meeting hall of the Native Sons and . . . — — Map (db m71942) HM |
| | Dedicated March 19, 1891
Organized October 2?, 1868 with fifteen members Ferndale Lodge #193 F. & A.M. received its charter the following year. Meetings were held upstairs over the Dodge Store until 1870 when the first lodge hall was built on the . . . — — Map (db m71931) HM |
| | A native of Plunkett, Saskatchewan, Canada. Graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Civil Engineering, began work with the Division of Highways in 1936. He worked in many positions and locations throughout his career, becoming State . . . — — Map (db m1509) HM |
| | Established and organized in 1908 as the Men Club to promote the city of El Centro, their first goal was for El Centro to reach a population of 10,000 residents. On October 30, 1908 the women took over the club and renamed it the Women's 10,000 . . . — — Map (db m101569) HM |
| | From their arrival in Fall, 1901, Swiss and their "Americans of Swiss Descent" have contributed greatly to the ethnic diversity of this valley. Their Schwingfests since 1921 and this club since 1924 have celebrated both their ancestral traditions . . . — — Map (db m108846) HM |
| | This Plaque Presented to The Beverly and Jim Rogers Lone Pine Film Museum to Honor Masons and Shriners.
Dedicated to all Masons and Shriners who appeared in movies filmed in the Alabama Hills, Lone Pine and surrounding areas. Presented by Kerak . . . — — Map (db m72578) HM |
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To entertain men seeking their fortunes in mining boom towns, social clubs and fraternal organizations held meetings and offered other diversions in Kern County’s mining communities.
The exhibits on display in this building contain . . . — — Map (db m26006) HM |
| | In January of 1867 the Clearlake Lodge #30 I.O.O.F. was organized in Lower Lake. The hall was built in 1868. The Lodge originally has 7 members, D.M. Hanson being the first Noble Grand. — — Map (db m42337) HM |
| | The International Order of Odd Fellows Lodge #241 established themselves in Upper Lake in 1876. The present structure was completed in 1898 at a cost for land and building of $3,109.02. This mutual aid society hosted numerous activities through the . . . — — Map (db m55398) HM |
| | Commemorating the centennial of Lassen Lodge No. 149 F.&A.M., March 21, 1961 and in memory of Isaac N. Roop, ardent Free Mason, founder of Susanville, first Governor of the provisional Territory of Nevada, civic leader and friend of Man, and John S. . . . — — Map (db m87783) HM |
| | “We do not know the exact date on which Peter Lassen arrived in America. Let us suppose that he landed in the early spring of 1831. Most reports say that Lassen arrived in Boston, Massachusetts. Also his passport had Boston written as the . . . — — Map (db m31741) HM |
| | This building was built in 1925 by George Peltier and was funded by The Red River Logging Company. The building housed the Free and Accepted Masons and was known as Westwood Lodge #502 F.&A.M. It has been a gathering place of friends and families . . . — — Map (db m66082) HM |
| | A portion of the original Spanish landgrant Rancho La Ballona
The American Legion Post #46 clubhouse was dedicated on August 9, 1930. Contractor Don S. Ely erected the building on this site over the first swimming pool in the area, on land . . . — — Map (db m49954) HM |
| | "All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential."
Harvey Milk
May 22, 1930 - November 27, 1978
Born on Long Island, New York, Harvey . . . — — Map (db m72477) HM |
| | Tall, Dark And Prosperous
City National Plaza’s sleek, gleaming, granite-sheathed, 52-story twin towers are monuments to Los Angeles’ long history and oil
capital, and to the banking money that followed the black gold.
For more . . . — — Map (db m149013) HM |
| | Philippe Garnier, a settler from Gap, France, hired Abraham Edelman to design this brick and sandstone building for Chinese tenants. This was the oldest and most significant building of the original Chinatown of Los Angeles which was located here. . . . — — Map (db m155778) HM |
| | A Shrine To Entertainment And Service
When the original Shrine Auditorium opened in 1906, the movies that would make it internationally recognizable were in their infancy; the first dramatic film made entirely in Los Angeles was being . . . — — Map (db m138639) HM |
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For many years, this statue stood in front of, and was a trademark for, the world renowned Helms Bakery on Venice Boulevard in Los Angeles.
On October 6, 1971, it was generously donated to the Marina by the Helms family. In 1975, through the . . . — — Map (db m128458) HM |
| | On this site American Legion Post 288 once stood. The great flood swept through its walls shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day, taking with it 12 local residents. Most had taken refuge inside from the torrential rain and two were dedicated Red . . . — — Map (db m143027) HM |
| | Chartered 1929
Historical Landmark — — Map (db m65828) HM |
| | This building, built in 1951, was purchased by Ramona Parlor No.109
Native Sons of the Golden West in 1998 and renovated as a meeting
hall and a place to display their early California artifacts in their efforts to preserve the “Spirit of . . . — — Map (db m124459) HM |
| | Originally called Loustaunau Hall, erected in 1895, where many organizations held meetings and socials for nearly 100 years. Now hall of Novato Grove Druids No. 113 — — Map (db m102572) HM |
| | In 1890, Dr, H.J. Conradt purchased two lots, where this building now stands, for $10 from the Home and Farm Company. In 1898, when John (Jean) Loustaunau decided to build his own hotel, saloon and restaurant, he and his wife purchased the lots from . . . — — Map (db m102596) HM |
| | Home of San Anselmo American Legion Post 179. Built by the veterans of World War I, Post Ladies Auxiliary, Boy Scout Troops and dedicated community volunteers.
Construction began April 23, 1933 and was completed and dedicated May 27, 1934. . . . — — Map (db m102721) HM |
| | This building was constructed C. 1855 of native schist rock. It was purchased in August 1873 by the Freemasons of Hornitos Lodge No. 98, and since early 1875, continue to meet here. The Lodge was originally chartered as Quartzburg Lodge No. 98 on . . . — — Map (db m46900) HM |
| | This restored Masonic Hall is recognized for the significant community involvement of its members from 1873 to 1930. The Freemasons owned stores and hotels, served as town and county officials, worked as miners and engineers and supported Hornitos . . . — — Map (db m46899) HM |
| | Built 1867 to replace original building. Used by Mariposa County fraternal organizations since then. — — Map (db m46442) HM |
| | Erik Albertson, first Worshipful Master of Mendocino Lodge No. 179, Free and Accepted Masons, undertook construction of this Masonic Hall in 1866.
Albertson carved "Time and the Maiden," the statue which adorns the roof, out of a single virgin . . . — — Map (db m96627) HM |
| | This wonderful example of Italianate style was built in 1882 and expanded in 1906, adding more offices, a dining room, kitchen and bathrooms.
The Ukiah chapter of IOOF was formed in 1870 and their building was the grandest structure of its . . . — — Map (db m80696) HM |
| | This 1924 Beau Art/classical style building is the second building on this site for the Masons.
Their original 1872 wooden hall burned in 1923. No expense was spared to make this lodge the showcase of Ukiah. The lodge sported a blue Chinese . . . — — Map (db m96480) HM |
| | During the California gold rush, E Clampus Vitus was a fraternal order and benevolence society for miners. It was rumored to be one of the secret societies in the town of Bodie during its heyday.
Today, ECV is dedicated to the preservation of . . . — — Map (db m8493) HM |
| | Alta Lodge No. 333, Free and Accepted Masons was chartered on October 15. 1897.
The original lodge hall was in the brick building at the corner of Hwy. 395 and Hayes Street. The Lodge moved to this location in 1955. An ever changing society . . . — — Map (db m49958) HM |
| | The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. Focusing on service to veterans, servicemembers, and communities, the Legion evolved from a group of war-weary veterans of World War I into one of the most . . . — — Map (db m143558) HM |
| | This simple bronze plaque honoring the work of John Steinbeck was sculptured in 1938 by William Gordon Huff. It was dedicated that same year by noted Western historian Dr. Charles L. Camp with all the unwavering oratorical profundity which . . . — — Map (db m54906) HM |
| | Last member of
Lucius Fairchild Post
G.A.R. 179 — — Map (db m41614) HM |
| | The Napa Native Sons of the Golden West hall was constructed by the order in 1914. The three story steel-framed brick building is a heritage property and an excellent example of civic properties in Napa. It was the tallest structure in Downtown for . . . — — Map (db m106386) HM |
| | The Native Sons of the Golden West Hall has served for more than a century as a gathering place and social center of community activity within St. Helena. It is situated just outside the SW edge of the St. Helena Historic Commercial District, which . . . — — Map (db m55661) HM |
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A fine example of Victorian architecture, this building was erected in 1892 by M. G. Richie. For many years it has served the city’s business community. In 1893 the hall and banquet rooms upstairs were leased to Saint Helena Lodge No. 93 Free & . . . — — Map (db m54543) HM |
| | Madison Lodge #23 was established under dispensation from the Grand Lodge of California on May 4th 1852. Its permanent charter was issued on May 5th 1853. Madison Lodge held its first two meetings at the old Columbus School on the present site of . . . — — Map (db m48685) HM |
| | This picnic area, sponsored by Wm. Bull Meek-Wm. Morris Steward Chapter Number 10, E Clampus Vitus, is for the enjoyment of all. The redwood lumber for the tables came from Nevada City's Christmas Tree, a Sequoiadendron Giganteum and continues to . . . — — Map (db m857) HM |
| | The year was 1850 at a location not far from here. The first Masonic Lodge meeting was held under a Charter from state of Wisconsin. Lafayette Lodge #29 was born, the years following in 1851 & 1863 a major part of which was to be known as Nevada . . . — — Map (db m40272) HM |
| | After constructing a second-story meeting hall above two existing 19th century commercial buildings, the Nevada City Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks #518 dedicated its first lodge at this location on June 14, 1913. The lodge hall and . . . — — Map (db m40269) HM |
| | Since its establshment in a newly created Orange County (1889), the Buena Park Woman's Club has influenced the civic life of its community. The club helped establish a volunteer fire department in 1915, a library district in 1919, and the town's . . . — — Map (db m50036) HM |
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This rustic cabin was erected in 1924 by the Lions Club, local carpenters union and Edison Company as a center for scouting in Huntington Beach and has been in continuous use by Troop 1, Boy Scouts of America, ever since.
The cabin was . . . — — Map (db m59874) HM |
| | The site of the 3rd
National Boy Scout Jamboree
held on the Irvine Ranch
July 17-23, 1953 — — Map (db m112984) HM |
| | Rebuilt in 1860 after a fire, George Willment resumed his mercantile business on the lower floor of this new fireproof building. The second floor was added at this time which was owned and operated by the Eureka Lodge #16 F&AM. In 1871, Willment . . . — — Map (db m67551) HM |
| | Historical Landmark
Site G. Willment General Store
Second floor was Mason Lodge
Built 1852 – Burned 1855
Rebuilt & Dedicated Dec.,27, 1860
— — Map (db m44075) HM |
| | Instituted in 1852, the first Odd Fellows Lodge organized in Placer County, seventh in California. Meetings were held in several different locations until this building was erected in 1894. Bricks used in construction were made and fired on this . . . — — Map (db m31842) HM |
| | Occupied by Eureka Lodge No. 16 F.A.M.
Much of the material and furnishings came to Auburn via Cape Horn S.A.
This plaque is dedicated to the Pioneers of Auburn by Auburn Parlor No. 232 Native Daughters of the Golden West
June 11, 1933 — — Map (db m44071) HM |
| | The Auburn Masonic Hall was completed in 1917. Since completion it has been home to Eureka Lodge No.16, F. & A. M. The building is clad in beautiful terra cotta manufactured by the Placer County firm of Gladdin McBean. It is the last remaining . . . — — Map (db m31811) HM |
| | Free and Accepted Masons
Chartered by Grand Lodge of California
On May 6, 1854 at Illinoistown (about a half mile South of Colfax)
A special Central Pacific train brought the Sacramento Coronet Band and fifty guests for the Dedication of this . . . — — Map (db m45277) HM |
| | Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Colfax Lodge No. 132
Instituted 18 April, 1867
This brick building
acquired and used by IOOF
since 26 August, 1889 — — Map (db m45279) HM |
| | Erected in 1864
By International Order of Odd Fellows
Originally 24 feet (front) by 80 feet (along alley)
Two stories high; outside stairway on alley side
expanded east to present size in 1905,
adding four windows and inside stairway . . . — — Map (db m17876) HM |
| | This property
Newcastle Portuguese Hall
has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m684) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m23388) HM |
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Built in 1912, various businesses have occupied this building over the years, including Placer Savings, the Rainbow Club, Schmidt's Delicatessen and Dutra Liquors.
Known as Gordon Hall, the upstairs became a popular gathering place used by . . . — — Map (db m91386) HM |
| | 1872 – Rocklin Masonic Lodge No. 222 organized.
1912 -Roseville Masonic Lodge No. 432 organized.
1919 - After railroad operations moved from Rocklin to Roseville, the lodges consolidated into Roseville Lodge No. 222.
1920 –Masonic . . . — — Map (db m143780) HM |
| | Originally built in 1875 and twice destroyed by fire, 1898 & 1909, this edifice continues a century of Masonic service to Sierra Valley.
Dedicated in the spirit of brotherhood Sept. 6, 1975 by Las Plumas del Oro Chapter, E Clampus Vitus — — Map (db m56654) HM |
| | This historic building was built in 1878 by John McBeth and D.D. Compton, merchants, for use as a warehouse. As such it played an important role when Greenville’s two foundries, flour mill, sarsaparilla works, brickyard, wagon shop, and sawmill . . . — — Map (db m56648) HM |
| | Originally Burrel-Buckley, barn lot circa 1860, Jumbo Merian’s Grocery & Gas Station, 1930-1945, purchased by Frank C. Reilly, operator from 1945-1965. Frank C. Reilly was the first Humbug of FCR 5978, E Clampus Vitus and one of the very few that . . . — — Map (db m56323) HM |
| | Built in 1876, it is one of the first permanent structures in the Quincy Business District. Businesses of this site included Cohn Bros. Dry Goods, U.S. Post Office, I.O.O.F. Lodge, E.C.V. Hall, National Forest Supervisors office, Quincy Hardware and . . . — — Map (db m56386) HM |
| | Built in 1914 as “Harvey’s Place” by Harvey Egbert. During Prohibition Ed Dory ran the Quincy Dairy Store & some slot machines here. Zola & Plumas “Plumie” Stokes bought the saloon from Egbert in 1947. In 1989 Plumie sold the . . . — — Map (db m56529) HM |
| | This historic Masonic Temple built in 1855 is the oldest building in Quincy. — — Map (db m56747) HM |
| | monument front:
Jacqueline Cochran
(1906-1980)
Woman Pilot, Record Setter, WASP, Ninety-Nine
First Woman to Break the Sound Barrier
Charter Member of the Coachella Valley Chapter of Ninety-Nines
Jackie Cochran . . . — — Map (db m114556) HM |
| | This property was donated by Adolph and Catherine Van Maren to accommodate this one-room Sylvan School House constructed in 1862 and relocated to this site in 1927. This property was on the northeast side of the former Van Maren Ranch, which covered . . . — — Map (db m46664) HM |
| | The first I.O.O.F. meeting was held on
May 2, 1878. The first Rebekah meeting
was held on May 2, 1888. On July 7, 1892
The original building burned and was
rebuilt with the I.O.O.F taking ownership.
A rededication of the hall was
held on March . . . — — Map (db m18031) HM |
| | Site of stables at Western terminus of Pony Express (1860-61), later used by blacksmith shops. Adjacent after 1892 fire, was built two - story Burke's Hall, a community center. Meeting place of Granite Parlor No.83, NSGW (1886-1958).
Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m77653) HM |
| |
Organized March 1874
Dedicated October 1882
Presented by Native Daughters of the Golden West
San Juan Parol #315
Rededicated 5-15-98 — — Map (db m2033) HM |
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