A bronze and stone monument placed on July 26, 1941, marks the site of Summit Lodge No. 2 A.F. & A.M. at the former town of Parkville, north of Breckenridge. Parkville Lodge No. 7 was chartered on June 5, 1861, and was the second oldest in the Colorado Territory. On August 3, 1861, it was declared to be one of the three subordinate Lodges of Colorado and was named Summit Lodge No. 2.
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cou-bha BHA.0013-006-002
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circa 1940s
Part of Breckenridge Masonic Lodge No. 47 A.F. & A.M. Collection
cou-bha BHA.0013-006-003
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circa 1940s
Part of Breckenridge Masonic Lodge No. 47 A.F. & A.M. Collection
Freemasons, wearing ceremonial aprons over their suits, and women gather for the Annual Grand Lodge ceremony at the former townsite of Parkville, Colorado. Parkville was the location of the second oldest Lodge in the Colorado Territory. Quoted from text handwritten on the reverse: "#7 I can't name but a couple - Archie Palmer and over his head is Charles Burnheimer. This was one of their annual Grand Lodge visitations to Breckenridge and the monument".