Sir Knight John W. Smith / Daniel D. Vanderslice

Sir Knight John W. Smith / Daniel D. Vanderslice (HMW8X)

Location: Highland, KS 66035 Doniphan County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 51.279', W 95° 15.144'

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Sir Knight John W. Smith
Died in Memphis Tenn. Dec. 18, 1877
Aged 86 years
A Master Mason, Royal Arch
and Knight Templar
62 years a Mason and
first Deputy Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge of Kansas
Erected by the Masonic Fraternity
of Kansas in memory of the
first W. M. & Founder of
Smithton Lodge No. 1 A.F.&A.M.

Daniel D. Vanderslice
Feb. 10, 1799-Feb. 5, 1889
First Junior Warden Smithton Lodge No. 1
First Grand Junior Warden Grand Lodge

This monument was erected by the M. W. Grand
Lodge of A.F.&A.M. of Kansas in 1926 to replace
a beautiful symbolic metal shaft destroyed by
the elements and which was erected by the
Grand Lodge and Smithton Lodge No. 1 in 1878
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HM NumberHMW8X
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Year Placed1926
Placed ByMasonic Grand Lodge of Kansas
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 8:42pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 307319 N 4414052
Decimal Degrees39.85465000, -95.25240000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 51.279', W 95° 15.144'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 51' 16.74" N, 95° 15' 8.64" W
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Area Code(s)785
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 701-719 Denmark Rd, Highland KS 66035, US
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