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Mason County, Texas
Mason County is a rural county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2020 census, its population was 3,953. Its county seat is Mason. The county is named for Fort Mason, which was located in the county. History * Original inhabitants Lipan Apache, Comanches * 1847 Meusebach–Comanche Treaty * 1851, July 6 – Fort Mason is established. * 1858, January 22 – Mason County, named for Fort Mason, is established by an act of Texas state legislature. First post offices are established. * 1860 Population of 630 includes 18 slaves. * 1861, : February – County, spurred in part by anti-slavery sentiments of German residents, overwhelmingly votes against secession from the Union. : March – Fort Mason surrendered to the Confederacy, who leave it mostly vacant and thereby cause an uptick in Indian attacks on the area. : May 20 – Voters select town of Mason as County Seat. * 1866–1868 Federal troops occupy Fort Mason, only to eventually abandon i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mason County Courthouse (Texas)
The Mason County Courthouse is an historic courthouse building located in Mason, Texas, Mason, Texas. Built in 1909 to 1910 at a cost of $39,786, it was designed by Georgia-born United States, American architect Edward Columbus Hosford, who is noted for the courthouses and other buildings that he designed in Florida, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and Texas. Mutual Construction Company of Louisville, Kentucky built it of Fredericksburg, Texas, Fredericksburg granite and rusticated stone. There are gable front porticoes on all four sides, each or which is supported by four 2-story Doric order, Doric columns. The building is a contributing property in the Mason Historic District which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1974. The courthouse was razed by an arsonist's fire on the evening of February 4, 2021. The stone exterior was all that remained following the fire. At the time of the fire, the county records had been temporarily relocated t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
