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Collection Summary
Collection: 00056 - George Teskey Photograph Collection
Folder: 0001
Item: 00053
Title: Masons dedicate stone at Ft Buford (N.D.)
Date: 5/15/1960
Creator: Teskey, George,--1902-
Summary: People gather around a carved marker commemmorating the location of Yellowstone Lodge number 88, the first Masonic hall in North Dakota. The inscription reads: "Site of Yellowstone Lodge #88 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Fort Buford, Dakota Territory under dispensation and charter from Grand Lodge of Minnesota. The lodge was active from January 26, 1871 to June 6, 1874 and occupied the first Masonic hall in the area which is now North Dakota."
Red ID: PH_I_144638 Image ID: 105665 Image Notes: 00056-00053

Collection: 00056 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: George Teskey Photograph Collection
Date: 1928-1961

Summary: Images of road and bridge construction, Knights Templar activities, family photos, and the Devils Lake Ski area.

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