Claims
Albert Pike was reinterred at the House of the Temple in 1944
Documented · occurred What these labels mean →Albert Pike's remains were moved to a vault in the House of the Temple in 1944 under a special Act of Congress; a 1953 Act did the same for John Henry Cowles, so he is also entombed there.
Evidence
| Relation | Record | Note |
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| documents | scottishrite.org | Scottish Rite Journal: 'In 1944 and 1953, special Acts of the United States Congress allowed the remains of Albert Pike and, later, John Henry Cowles to be placed in vaults in the House of the Temple.' The Statutes at Large entries are not yet fetched. |
| reports | justice.tougaloo.edu | Washington Post (John Kelly, 22 Oct 2016), reprint: 'His body is interred in the House of the Temple' |
| documents | scottishrite.org | Scottish Rite SJ: House of the Temple |
Sources
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| DC Masonic symbolism (Camp Gagnon) | asserts |
Claim
Albert Pike's remains were moved to a vault in the House of the Temple in 1944 under a special Act of Congress; a 1953 Act did the same for John Henry Cowles, so he is also entombed there.