COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
A group of Masons met together in the Spring of 1889 in the hope of starting a lodge in Colorado City. After several meetings, an application for dispensation was made to the Grand Lodge of Colorado. The request was granted and Adams Lodge U. D. came into being. The first official communication was held at Colburn Hall on West Colorado Avenue, Colorado City, on May 18, 1889.
A charter was granted by the Grand Lodge of Colorado on September 18, 1889. The Lodge was named Colorado City Lodge No. 76.
The Lodge Hall was moved several times in subsequent years. It was moved to the Templeton Block on Colorado Avenue in 1891. In 1894 a move was made to Ash Hall. The Knights of Pythias Hall, Templeton Block, became the meeting place in 1898.
In 1901 the School Board of Colorado City requested that Colorado City Lodge No. 76 sponsor the corner-stone laying for the new Whittier Grade School. The Grand Master of Masons of Colorado performed the impressive ceremony.
The year 1905 was a very quiet year for Masonry in Colorado City. An extended strike of the miners and smeltermen kept the town in turmoil. Colorado City was under martial law for several months during which time the State Militia was encamped on the old mill dump.
In 1918 Colorado City Lodge was forced to remain closed for approximately three months. The civil authorities prohibited all public gatherings from September until December due to the seriousness of the “flu epidemic”.
August 14, 1919 Colorado City Lodge moved to the Masonic Temple in Colorado Springs. The name of the Lodge became Colorado Springs Lodge No. 76.
On June 11, 1945 the Lodge held its 2,OOOth meeting.
Through the many years since 1889 old Lodge No. 76 has been striving and progressing in its efforts for the good of Masonry. Though not one of the larger Lodges in the state, it is diligent and ever striving for perfection. Many are the brothers both in Colorado and scattered to the far-away places throughout the world who can proudly say that they received their degrees either as a member of No. 76 or due to the courtesy of No. 76 in helping a brother from another lodge far from home.
There were 296 members on November 30, 1960.
