Masonic Building — Downieville, CA
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Volcanoguy
N 39° 33.590 W 120° 49.672
10S E 686606 N 4381158
E Clampus Vitus plaque in Downieville, CA.
Waymark Code: WMWFT9
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/29/2017
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This E Clampus Vitus plaque is located on the brick building at the north end of the Jersey Bridge.
Text of Plaque:
MASONIC BUILDING
THE MOUNTAIN SHADE LODGE NO. 18 F. & A. M. RECEIVED IT’S CHARTER ON MAY 5, 1852. PRIOR TO THAT DATE THEY OPERATED UNDER A DISPENSATION. THE MASONS MET ORIGINALLY IN THE CRAYCROFT BUILDING, THEN ERECTED THEIR OWN BUILDING ON THIS SITE IN 1852. THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE, AND WAS REPLACED BY THE PRESENT BUILDING IN 1864.
DEDICATED AUGUST 23, 1986
DOWNIE CHAPTER NO. 1849
E. CLAMPUS VITUS
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