• Steilacoom Historical Museum Association (Out of Many, One display)

    Steilacoom Historical Museum 1801 Rainier Street, Steilacoom, WA, United States

    Steilacoom Harbor The Steilacoom Harbor by Paul Clinton is a hand-drawn copy of an original 1862 lithograph. It depicts early Steilacoom, a pioneer town that became a "Town of Firsts." 1849 - First Territorial Court in Washington 1849 - First Port of Washington 1852 - First Post Office began (June 14, 1852) 1853 - First […]

  • Washington Masonic Library & Museum (Out of Many, One display)

    Steilacoom Historical Museum 1801 Rainier Street, Steilacoom, WA, United States

    Button: Commemorating a Memorial Stone for William H. Upton (1991) "Let Justice Prevail Though the Heavens Fall" In 1898, Washington was the first Grand Lodge in the United States to pass a resolution which allowed its Lodges to recognize Prince Hall Masons, an action that consumed William H. Upton's year as Grand Master (1898-1899), and […]