Lassen Masonic Lodge No. 149 - 100 Years - Susanville, CA
N 40° 25.120 W 120° 39.416
10T E 698785 N 4476863
This commemorative and citizen memorial plaque is located in front of the historic Roop's Fort on the Lassen Historical Museum property.
Waymark Code: WMNRZ3
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2015
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Located in front of the historic Roop's Fort is a boulder with a plaque monumented in front that reads:
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 PROVI-
SIONAL TERRITORY OF NEVADA, CIVIC
LEADER AND FRIEND OF MAN, AND
JOHN S. WARD, FIRST MASTER OF LASSEN
LODGE, WHO WAS WOUNDED IN THIS
PLACE DURING THE "SAGEBRUSH WAR."
THIS PLAQUE IS DEDICATED BY THE GRAND LODGE F.&A.M. OF CALIFORNIA
MAY 6, 1961 |
The Masonic Lodge of Susanville celebrated their sesquicentennial in 2011 and they have a very nice Masonic Temple just 200 yards from this fort and can be visited here.
Wikipedia has a nice writeup on Isaac Roop's life. FindaGrave.com also has a nice page dedicated to him and there is a nice memorial at his grave in Lassen Cemetery.
FortWiki.com has a good page devoted to Roop's Fort. In addition there is a really good writeup on the Sagebrush War mentioned on the plaque here. The narrative mentions John S. Ward as firing the first shot that started the Sagebrush War.