Sault Ste. Marie in Algoma District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Keystone Lodge

1885 - 1985

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, January 3, 2023

1. Keystone Lodge Marker

Inscription. Keystone Lodge
A.F. & A.M. No 412 G.R.C.
Algoma East District

Commemorating 100 years of
Freemasonry

Erected 1985.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 46° 30.793′ N, 84° 19.952′ W. Marker is in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in Algoma District. It is at the intersection of Albert Street East and Elgin Street, on the right when traveling north on Albert Street East. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 378 Albert Street East, Sault Ste Marie ON P6A 2J7, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma Area

and in Northern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Great North Woods,

on Lake Superior’s North Shore,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Paving Brick (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Sault Ste. Marie Memorial Tower (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Algoma Central Corporation (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); City of Sault Ste. Marie 100th Anniversary Flower Garden and Commemorative Plaque (approx. half a kilometer away); Dr. Roberta Bondar (approx. half a kilometer away); Passenger and Packet Freighters on the Upper Great Lakes (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Roberta Bondar Park (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); William Henry “Bill” Orazietti (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sault Ste. Marie.

Also see . . . Keystone Lodge No. 412 History. Excerpt:

A petition for a charter was therefore presented to Grand Lodge at its regular convocation in 1885. Grand Lodge issued a dispensation on June 19th, 1885, and the first recorded meeting was held on July 21st of that year. R.W. Bro. Robert King, DDGM, of Georgian District, was in charge of that meeting and placed Bro. Rev. N. A. McDiarmid in the chair. Bro. W.H. Carney, Sheriff of Algoma, was the first senior warden
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, January 3, 2023

2. Keystone Lodge Marker
and Bro. E. Biggings, proprietor of the Algoma Pioneer, was first junior warden and secretary.

(Submitted on January 28, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)

Masonic Temple image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, January 3, 2023

3. Masonic Temple

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 605 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 28, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.