North Dakota Masonic Foundation

Historical marker location:

Williston, North Dakota

( Marker is on 39th Lane Northwest near 153rd Avenue Northwest.)

Ft. Buford Historic Site. (The first chartered Masonic Lodge in North Dakota).

North Dakota played a major role in the development of the U.S. energy industry. The state's vast oil and natural gas reserves have been a major source of employment and economic growth for decades, and have helped to make the state one of the wealthiest in the country.