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. (1971)
30.7369° N, 99.2176° W
Where to Find It
From Mason take U.S. Hwy 87 south approx 2 miles to rest stop (across U. S. Hwy 87 from Ft. Mason City Park)
Nearby Markers
- 0.4 mi NW Rudolph and Therese Runge House Mason
- 0.9 mi NW First Christian Church Mason
- 1 mi W Fort Mason, Site of Mason
- 1 mi NW St. Paul Lutheran Church Mason
- 1.1 mi NW Old Mason Grammar School Mason
- 1.1 mi NW R. Grosse and Sons Mason