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Th e Masonic Apron belonging
to Meriwether Lewis', which he
carried on the Corps of Discovery
trek across the country, is displayed
along with two paintings depicting
the fi rst Masonic meeting in
the Territory, now the State of
Montana.

Th is British Army drum with
its original drum sticks was
played in both the Revolutionary
and Civil War.

Th is Grand Masters' Lion Paw
signet ring is made of gold mined at
Alder Gulch, Virginia City, Montana
Territory in 1887, by Samuel Word, who
was one of the fi rst lawyers admitted to
practice law in Montana, on December
4, 1864.

Th ese are but a few of the treasures waiting for you to
discover at the site of one of Helena's fi rst gold claims.

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