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Texas
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MASON COUNTY,
TEXAS
30° 43' 12"
N, 99° 13' 12" W (30.72, -99.22)
Population: 4,111 est. (2016) 4,012 (2010)
Total area: 932 square miles (2,410 km2)
929 square miles (2,410 km2) land
3.4 square miles (8.8 km2) water |
Mason County
History
1936
Texas Centennial Marker:
MASON COUNTY
Created January 22, 1858, and organized August 2, 1858, this county
was named for its most important settlement, Fort
Mason.
Garrisoned intermittently from July 6, 1851, to March 23, 1869, Fort
Mason was named for Lt. G. T. Mason of the United States 2nd Dragoons,
killed in Mexican War action on April 25, 1846, near Brownsville.
Fort Mason was one of
a chain of posts situated a day's horseback ride apart, from Red River
to the Rio Grande, for protecting frontier against Apaches, Comanches,
other Indians. |
Mason County
Town List
Cities, Towns,
Ghost Towns & Forts: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture,
monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary
images, area destinations, hotels,
and forum.
County Seat - Mason
Book Hotel Here - Fredericksburg
Hotels |
Mason County
Vintage Maps
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Mason County
1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Mason County
1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Mason County
1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Mason County
Centennial Marker
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