{"product_id":"whiteface-mountain-lodge-second-mortgage-bond-from-early-1904-tuberculosis-cure","title":"Whiteface Mountain Lodge Bond from Early 1904 - Tuberculosis Cure Lodge","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original Second Mortgage Coupon Bond from The Whiteface Mountain Lodge #789 of Free and Accepted Masons of Saranac Lake, New York, printed in green. Features a vignette of an eagle with outstretched wings above patriotic figures, one holding an American flag, positioned on rocky terrain with classical drapery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis certificate issued, signatures from three trustees and the secretary. Shows light aging and minor edge wear consistent with age. Offered as a collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 1904, Saranac Lake was one of the most unusual communities in America, a small Adirondack village reshaped entirely by the \u003cstrong\u003etuberculosis cure industry\u003c\/strong\u003e, drawing an educated, transient, and often desperate population from every corner of the country. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFraternal organizations like Whiteface Mountain Lodge #789 played an outsized civic role. Masonic lodges nationally were at or near their peak membership influence in the early twentieth century, with millions of American men, across class and profession, participated in lodge life as a cornerstone of masculine identity, mutual aid, and community belonging. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a TB town like Saranac Lake, where death was a near neighbor and social ties were frequently uprooted, the lodge offered something rare: stability, ritual, and brotherhood that transcended where a man came from or how long he expected to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lodge's name was drawn from\u003cstrong\u003e Whiteface Mountain\u003c\/strong\u003e, this bond  funded lodge improvements or property acquisitions during Saranac Lake's golden era as the \"Switzerland of America.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMasonic bonds from the Adirondack resort era represent a unique intersection of fraternal history and America's early medical tourism industry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ticker History","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52562585551135,"sku":"RealEstate-WMLN7-BU-GRN-1904-001","price":199.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/8757\/1743\/files\/whiteface-mountain-lodge-no-789-f-a-m-of-saranac-lake-new-york-bond-front-1.jpg?v=1779509118","url":"https:\/\/shop.tickerhistory.com\/products\/whiteface-mountain-lodge-second-mortgage-bond-from-early-1904-tuberculosis-cure","provider":"Ticker History","version":"1.0","type":"link"}