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Terre Haute Lodge No. 19, F&AM (Chartered September 13, 1821) is a lodge of Freemasons in Terre Haute, Indiana. It is the oldest existing organization in the city and in Vigo County.〔Gilbert, Edward. ''Ninety Years of Masonry: The Story of Terre Haute Lodge No. 19'' (Moore-Langden, 1911) pg. vii〕〔Smith, Dwight L. ''Goodly Heritage'' (Grand Lodge F. & A.M. of Indiana, 1968) pg. 397〕〔Beckwith, H.W. ''History of Vigo and Parke Counties, Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley'' (Hill and Iddings, 1880) pg. 151.〕 == History == On March 10, 1819, thirteen Freemasons residing in the village of Terre Haute petitioned the recently formed Grand Lodge of Indiana for dispensation to establish a lodge, which was received on July 12, 1819. The officers were installed by Elihu Stout of Vincennes Lodge No. 1, with Peter B. Allen as its first Master, and the Lodge began its labors.〔Gilbert pg. 12-17〕 It continued working under this dispensation until a charter was issued by Grand Lodge on September 13, 1821. The Lodge predates the incorporation of Terre Haute as a town (1832) and as a city (1853).〔Oakley, C.C. ''Greater Terre Haute and Vigo County: Closing the First Century’s History of the City and County'' (Lewis Publishing Co., 1908) pg. 106-114〕 The oldest existing church did not organize until 1828,〔Hughes, Frances E. (1979, September 8) Central Presbyterian celebrates its 150th anniversary. ''The Spectator'' pg. 10〕 the first newspaper was not printed until 1823, and the oldest bank was not chartered until 1834.〔Condit, Blackford. ''The History of Early Terre Haute from 1816 to 1840'' (A.S. Barnes, 1900) pg. 131, 158〕 Terre Haute Lodge No. 19 worked with several other Masonic bodies to create the Terre Haute Masonic Temple Association in 1911. This body erected the Terre Haute Masonic Temple in 1917, which has been the Lodge's permanent home since. In 1912, Lodge No. 19 participated in the centennial celebrations of the Siege of Fort Harrison, it being the only surviving organization which existed when there was a Fort Harrison.〔Smith pg. 397〕 In 1919, the Lodge observed the 100th anniversary of its first meeting with a county-wide celebration.〔An Invitation (1919, July 8) ''The Saturday Spectator'' pg. 41〕 At its peak in the early 1950s, Terre Haute Lodge No. 19's membership totaled over 1600.〔''Masonic Directory: Terre Haute, Indiana'' Terre Haute Masonic Temple Association, 1952〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Terre Haute Lodge No. 19, F&AM」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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