Walhalla’s Masonic square-and-compasses emblem remains a prominent hillside landmark more than 75 years after it was built in 1951. Recent work has helped preserve the structure and keep the longtime symbol visible for future generations. Photo courtesy of Duane Symons
District lodges rebuild historic Lookout Point symbol for its 75th anniversary
For Duane Symons, spotting the enormous white emblem above Walhalla was once part of every trip to town. Symons and his brother would compete to see who could find it first as their family traveled to Walhalla for their father’s Masonic meetings or their mother’s Eastern Star meetings. “When we asked about why it was the…
