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NO. 408 SITE OF THE FIRST MEETING OF FREEMASONS HELD IN CALIFORNIA - On November 9, 1849, a charter was granted by the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia for the organization of California Lodge NO. 13, now California Lodge NO. 1 of the Free and Accepted Masons. On November 23, 1848, Levi Stowell was appointed master of the new lodge, and on November 15, 1849, the lodge was formally organized under the charter.

Location

728 Montgomery St, San Francisco
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NO. 408 SITE OF THE FIRST MEETING OF FREEMASONS HELD IN CALIFORNIA -

NO. 408 SITE OF THE FIRST MEETING OF FREEMASONS HELD IN CALIFORNIA -

The holes in the wall show where the plaque was once mounted.