Todd Mountain
Named for family of George W. Todd, first Mason County clerk, which was attacked by Indians at this site while en route to Mason in late Dec. 1864. A 12-year-old Black servant girl was killed, 13-year-old Alice Todd taken captive, and Todd's wife, Dizenia Peters Todd (b.1826), wounded severely. Mrs. Todd died about 3 weeks later, in Jan. 1865. An older half-brother, James Smith, returned from the Civil War and searched for Alice for several months, but she was never found. Mrs. Todd and the servant girl were buried in unmarked graves, (150 yards southeast). (1974)
30.6949° N, 99.2293° W
Where to Find It
From Mason, S 2.5 mi. on RR 1723, then SW 0.8 mi. on RR 2389. Marker is on the southeast side of the road.
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi SE Dizenia Peters Todd Mason vicinity
- 3 mi N Mason County Mason vicinity
- 3.1 mi N Fort Mason, Site of Mason
- 3.2 mi N Rudolph and Therese Runge House Mason
- 3.5 mi N Old Mason Grammar School Mason
- 3.6 mi N Mason County Jail Mason