On the level for 150 years: Masons celebrate milestone

**Jason** · 08-05-2009, 11:51 AM

PORT TOWNSEND -- In March of 1859, a group of men met in a building on Adams Street in downtown Port Townsend to form a Masonic lodge in their adopted home.

Most were transplants from the Midwest or East Coast -- Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maine -- or were immigrants from the British Isles or mainland Europe.

Placing a compass and level on the Bible, the men promised to live as brothers, befriending each other, defending each other's characters, pointing out each other's faults and aiding in each other's reformation.

hey also charged themselves to extend an attitude of charity to every human being by doing good to all and living in peace with their fellow man.

The men -- civic leaders and business owners -- submitted their petition and on Sept. 6, 1859, became the sixth Masonic lodge chartered in Washington Territory.

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08-05-2009, 11:51 AM	#1
Jason Guard Dog 2012 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 3,126 Lodge:	On the level for 150 years: Masons celebrate milestone PORT TOWNSEND -- In March of 1859, a group of men met in a building on Adams Street in downtown Port Townsend to form a Masonic lodge in their adopted home. Most were transplants from the Midwest or East Coast -- Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maine -- or were immigrants from the British Isles or mainland Europe. Placing a compass and level on the Bible, the men promised to live as brothers, befriending each other, defending each other's characters, pointing out each other's faults and aiding in each other's reformation. hey also charged themselves to extend an attitude of charity to every human being by doing good to all and living in peace with their fellow man. The men -- civic leaders and business owners -- submitted their petition and on Sept. 6, 1859, became the sixth Masonic lodge chartered in Washington Territory. On the level for 150 years: Masons celebrate milestone -- Port Angeles Port Townsend Sequim Forks Jefferson County Clallam County Olympic Peninsula Daily news __________________ Is trom an t-ualach an leisce. Ni heolas go haontios Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh The sky is not the limit there are footprints on the moon.

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