 Though it is known that it was first brought to the area by the French at a time when it was Indian Territory.The earliest documented Lodge west of the Allegheny Mountains was warranted in Detroit on April 27, 1764, by George Harison, Provincial Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Lodge of New York, with Lt. John Christie of the 2nd Battalion, 60th Royal American Foot Regiment as Worshipful Master.By 1772, there were at least three Lodges functioning at Detroit