Mason County
Mason County

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Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738579313

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When an army scouting party headed north from Fredericksburg in 1851 to select a site for a new military post, they found an area of remarkable natural beauty on the northwestern edge of the Texas Hill Country. This land of clear streams, rocky hills, live oak thickets, and abundant wildlife had long served as a hunting ground for Comanches, Kiowas, and Lipan Apaches. A few German farmers had already settled along the Llano River, and a town soon sprang up in the shadow of Fort Mason. By the 1920s, Mason County's population included German Americans, descendants of old families from the southeastern states, Mexican immigrants who had fled the revolution, and African Americans whose ancestors had arrived in the 1850s. For decades, the region has attracted hunters, river enthusiasts, naturalists, and geologists. The town of Mason features one of the most picturesque courthouse squares in Texas. Its old-time storefronts and handsome sandstone houses make it a popular tourist destination today.

History of Maysville and Mason County, Kentucky
History of Maysville and Mason County, Kentucky

Author: G. Glenn Clift

Publisher: Southern Historical Press

Published: 2019-06-21

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 9780893085728

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By: G. Glenn Clift, Pub. 1936, Reprinted 2019, 470 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-572-3. Mason County was created in 1788 as one of the nine counties from the Kentucky District. It was taken from Bourbon County in 1788 and lies in the northeastern corner of the state bording Ohio. This book is a traditional county history book that covers the usual topics. It also has considerable material bearing on the history of Washington, the early county seat, and Maysville, or Limestone as it was known in pioneer days. Approximately 1/3 of this book is devoted to county records and pension papers of soldiers who served in the Revolutionary War, Indian Wars, War of 1812; A list of men who served in the War of 1812 and wills of these pioneers settlers from 1791-1810. .

Centennial History of Mason County
Centennial History of Mason County

Author: Joseph Cochrane

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-15

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780265364307

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Excerpt from Centennial History of Mason County: Including a Sketch of the Early History of Illinois, Its Physical Peculiarities, Soils, Climate, Productions, Etc In pursuance of previous call, a meeting was held at the court house on the evening of May 27, to make arrangements for the celebration of the approaching Centennial Anniversary. The meeting was called to order by I. N. Mitchell, Mayor of Havana. Major H. Fullerton was elected Chairman, and F. Ketchum and S. Wheadon, Secretaries. The Chairman addressed the audience in an able, patriotic speech, which elicited much applause. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.