Del Norte Lodge No. 29, A.F. & A.M.
DEL NORTE, COLORADO Dispensation granted September 24, 1875. Charter granted September 20, 1876. Extinct. Source: Grand Lodge of Colorado A.F. & A.M.
Las Animas Lodge No. 28, A.F. & A.M.
TRINIDAD, COLORADO The year 1875 has meant much to Masons of Trinidad and the surrounding district. It was that year that 27 sojourning Master Masons petitioned the Grand Master for a special dispensation which was granted. The first meeting was held with Brothers Gideon B. Cornell as Worshipful Master, Albert G. Stark as Senior Warden …
Huerfano Lodge No. 27, A.F. & A.M.
WALSENBURG, COLORADO This Lodge has rather a unique history in that one of the first white settlers, Henry Daigre, who settled here in 1863 was among those who signed a petition requesting the Grand Master of the State of Colorado for a dispensation for a Masonic Lodge in this community. The request was granted on …
Idaho Springs Lodge No. 26, A.F. & A.M.
IDAHO SPRINGS, COLORADO Grand Master Webster D. Anthony granted the dispensation under date of July 16, 1874 with the following brothers as officers: Worshipful Master, R. D. Stang; Senior Warden, W. A. Ross; and Junior Warden, Robert Ellis. It is interesting to note that there were 21 names on the petition and they came from …
Doric Lodge No. 25, A.F. & A.M.
FAIRPLAY, COLORADO In January 1874, Grand Master Webster D. Anthony granted a dispensation to a group of 24 Master Masons with James V. Dexter as W.M., Abraham Bergh as S.W., and J. W. Chapel, J.W. Arthur Edgar Jones was the first candidate to receive the three degrees. On Sept. 30, 1874, the Lodge received its …