Unknown Symbol - ladder, arch, 2 1/2, etc.
This symbol has a mystery to me for a number of years. It is located on a headstone at a nearby cemetery here in New Brunswick Canada. The gentleman buried here died in 1990 and his obituary does not assist in shedding light on this symbol.
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Re: Unknown Symbol - ladder, arch, 2 1/2, etc.
I came across one similar to that here in Ontario but it only had the Arch with the 2 1/2 inset but not the Ladder and the whatever. I was told it was a symbol for the Orange Lodge. The ladder and the other thing probably means he had a high Rank in the Lodge.
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Re: Unknown Symbol - ladder, arch, 2 1/2, etc.
After sorting through my notes, I discovered that this symbol consist of the "Royal Arch Purple" (the arch and the 2 1/2) along with a symbol of Jacob's Ladder and a serpent/snake. These symbols are related to the Orange Institutes; the Royal Arch Purple degree is above the Orange Order.
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