Photograph
Masonic Temple Marker
| Masonic Temple marker to commemorate the first Masonic Temple erected in Wisconsin, built in 1845. The marker and temple were moved in 1950 from the town to the Masonic cemetery. Marker reads: "Dedicated by the Grand Lodge F. & A.M. of Wisconsin, In memory of the founders of Olive Branch Lodge no.6 F.&A.M. who in the year 1845 built this the first Masonic Temple erected in Wisconsin. This hall moved from the village of New Diggings and restored on this site by the members of Benton Lodge no.268 F.&A.M., was rededicated to the glory of God and freemasonry on September 10, 1950. Walter O. Helwig (Kelwig?) Grand Master." |
| Image ID: | 42076 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1954 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | New Diggings |
| County: | Lafayette |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PF New Diggings.3 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3 x 3 inches |
| For a view of Masonic Lodge see Image ID: 42074. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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