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11266 Art Methodist Church Off Art-Hedwig Rd Organized 1856 by the Rev. C. A. Grote, first minister to preach here. First building was erected in 1858; second one, of stone, in 1875. The present ... 11267 Art Schoolhouse From Art take Lower Willowcreek Rd. south approx. 400 yds. Originally this was the area's second Methodist church. Built of native stone and lumber by the pioneers in 1875, after a fire destroyed an 1858 ...

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11269 Bethel M. E. Church Hilda community, Hilda United Methodist Church, Loeffler Lane 0.1 mi. E of RR 783 Built 1862. Second church of any faith in Mason County. Housed first school in the county. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965 12047 Broad Street Bridge Broad Street at Comanche Creek In 1914, citizens of Mason petitioned the county commissioners court for a reliable means of crossing Comanche Creek, which separated north and south ...

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11271 Crosby Cemetery From Mason County Courthouse take U.S. 87 approx. 1.3 miles north to cemetery The first burial ground for the citizens of Mason and Koocksville, this cemetery traces its history to the 1850s. The oldest documented burial is ...

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11297 Dizenia Peters Todd From Mason, S 2.5 mi. on RR 1723, then SW 0.8 mi. on RR 2389. Marker is on private property near the road. (Aug. 5, 1826 - Jan. 1865) Born in Mississippi, Dizenia Peters moved to Texas with her parents about 1835. She married William P. Smith in 1844 and ...

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11272 First Christian Church Corner of Austin St. and Willow St. Organized Feb. 14, 1875, with M. E. Gibson as first minister. Land for church was purchased from John and Louisa Schuessler on Oct. 16, 1876, by ... 17809 First Comanche-German Meeting 442 Ft. McKavitt Street At this site on February 5, 1847, seven or eight Penateka Comanches headed by chief Ketumusua (also Ketumsee, Katemcy, Katemoczy) had their first ... 11274 First Known Religious Services in Mason County From Mason take SH 29 approx. 12 miles east to Bauerville Rd.; then south on Bauerville Rd. approx. 7 miles Early settlers in this area were German immigrants who arrived about 1850. Their first worship services were held about twenty feet north of this ... 11277 Fort Mason and Camp Llano, C.S.A. County Courthouse Square (southeast corner) Fort Mason, located 5 blocks south, was headquarters for the first regiment Texas Mounted Rifles 1861-62. These Confederate troops occupied the ... 11275 Fort Mason, Site of Near the corner of Post Hill St. and Spruce, on Spruce Established July 6, 1851 by the U. S. Army as a protection to the frontier. Named in honor of Lieut. George T. Mason, killed in action near Brownsville, ...

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11283 Herman and Willie Lehmann Loyal Valley Cemetery, House Mountain Road about 0.2 miles east of RR 2242. German immigrants Moritz and Auguste Lehmann settled along Squaw Creek (4 mi. W) in the 1850s. After Moritz's death, Auguste married Philip Buchmeier. ... 23896 Hilda Community marker pending marker pending 11279 Hoerster, Daniel From Art take North Art Rd. North approx. 0.6 miles to small Hoerster Family cemetery. Daniel Hoerster, cattle brands inspector, killed in 1875 by cattle rustlers in Mason County War -- a feud between the law and lawless. (1967) 11280 Hofmann Dry Goods Company 220 Ft. McKavett Founded by brothers-in-law William Hofmann and Ernest H. Bogusch, Hofmann and Ernest H. Bogusch, Hofmann and Company opened for business in August ... 12510 Holmes & Bierschwale Law and Land Office (McKavett St. is also US 87 N) Attorney Henry Holmes (1836-1895) moved to Mason after serving in the U.S. Army and continued his public service as county attorney, justice of the ... 11288 Homesite of John O. Meusebach 18 miles south of Mason on US 87 to right-of-way at the intersection of US 87 and RR 2242 By 1848, German colonization reached area under direction of John O. Meusebach, who succeeded Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels as colony leader and ...

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11268 John Bate Berry take SH 29 approximately 4 miles west to Grit Cemetery (in central part of cemetery) (1813 - 1891) Forefathers resisting America's foes on many frontiers inspired John Bate Berry, who came to Texas from Kentucky in 1826. He fought ...

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11281 Koocksville From Mason take SH 29 west approx. 2 miles to Koocksville Rd; then south on Koocksville approx. 5 miles Pioneers began to settle this locality in the 1850s. The oldest marked grave in Crosby Cemetery is dated 1856. The community became known as Koocksville ... 11282 Kothmann Homesite and Cemetery Intersection of Lower Willow Creek Rd. and SH 29 Heinrich Conrad Kothmann (1798-1881) and his wife Ilse Katherine Pahlmann (1810-1905) and their family sailed from Germany to Indianola, Texas in ...

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11285 Mason County From Mason take U.S. Hwy 87 south approx 2 miles to rest stop (across U. S. Hwy 87 from Ft. Mason City Park) Created January 22, 1858, and organized August 2, 1858, this county was named for its most important settlement, Fort Mason. Garrisoned intermittently ... 11286 Mason County Courthouse Mason County Courthouse grounds, N side facing Fort McKavitt St./SH 29/US 87. Constructed in 1909, this is the third courthouse to serve the people of Mason County. Commissioners Court probably met in other locations until ... 11287 Mason County Jail Corner of Westmoreland and Post Hill St. A good example of a small, nineteenth-century jail, this structure was built in 1894 from the brown sandstone available in the nearby hills. The ... 12048 Mason House Hotel & Stage Station Live Oak and SH 29, Mason Built in 1869-70 by S. F. (Lace) Bridges, the Mason House was a hotel and stagecoach stop on the San Antonio to El Paso Road. It was a popular stopping ... 13019 Mason National Bank 111 Westmoreland St Throughout the 1890s, private banking institutions sporadically served Mason residents. In December 1903, several pioneer settlers met to form a ... 14234 Methodism in Mason County First United Methodist Church, 224 Broad St. When Mason County organized in 1858, a number of Methodists lived in this area, served by English and German speaking circuit preachers. In the town ...

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11276 Old Fort Mason 1 mile north of Mason on US 87 in roadside park at junction of Us 87 and US 377 Situated near a spring long used by Indians; built of stone quarried from post hill. Fort helped protect Texas frontier from Indians. Colonel Robert ... 11289 Old Mason Grammar School Corner of Post Hill and Schmidt St. Located near Gamel Springs on grounds of Fort Mason (1851-61; 1866-69), the last Federal command of Robert E. Lee prior to Civil War. Constructed ...

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17658 Peter's Prairie School 10584 N. US. Highway 87 DURING THE 1850s AND 1860s, MASON COUNTY LANDOWNER, “MAJOR” JOSHUA PETERS, SUPPLIED CUT PRAIRIE GRASSES FROM HERE TO FORT MASON FOR THEIR HORSES. ... 11294 Pontotoc and San Fernando Academy SH 71, N side, between Willis St and RR 501 (Site of Academy is 100 yards north) Pontotoc, settled about 1859, was named by first merchant, M. R. Kidd, for his former home town in Mississippi. ...

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11278 R. Grosse and Sons 114 Liveoak St. Born and educated as an architect in Germany, Richard E. Grosse (1860-1944) came to Mason County in 1882. Settling first in Plehweville (Art), he ... 13029 Rudolph and Therese Runge House 916 San Antonio In the 1880s and 1890s, stonemason Thomas Broad built several homes in Mason similar to this one, owned by E.J. and Louise Broad from 1891 until ...

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11293 Seaquist Home Corner of Broad and Lotus streets In 1887 work was begun on this structure by the Rev. Thomas Broad. Banker E. M. Reynolds acquired (1891) and enlarged the house. The architect, Richard ... 11290 Site of Old Park Named for Comanche Chief Katemcy west side of Dry Fork Katemcy Creek Helped make 1847 treaty with settlers. Katemcy and peace party said to have camped in present park. At first Old Settlers Reunion here (1925) Herman ... 11295 Spring Street Church Spring St. at Bluebird Constructed in 1892, this church structure originally served a German Methodist Episcopal congregation. Later home to the Church of the Nazarene ... 11291 St. Joseph's Catholic Church Corner of Avenue B and Church St. This congregation was organized in February 1873, though Catholic worship services had been held in area homes by visiting clergy for several years. ... 11292 St. Paul Lutheran Church 102 Magnolia St. Descendants of German pioneers who settled this area in 1850s hold membership in this church. As early as 1853, missionaries such as pastor Philip ...

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12049 Taylor-Carter House 610 Robin Ave. The first two sandstone rock rooms of the house probably were built for Thomas Lee, who owned the property from 1870 to 1875. The two-story cut sandstone ... 11270 The Commercial Bank 100 Moody St. German immigrant Anna Mebus (1843-1925) came to Texas in 1858 and married her merchant cousin, Karl Martin (1828-1879). After his death she continued ... 11284 The Lindsay House 516 Spring St. Tom Lindsay settled in Mason County during the 1860s and was a farmer and cattle raiser north of the town of Mason. About 1899 he and his wife, Fredericka ... 11298 Todd Mountain 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. 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. ... 11296 Two Sheriffs of Mason County 0.5 mile nort of courthouse on US 87 right-of-way A native of Kentucky, Thomas S. Milligan (1810-1860) moved to this area in 1855 and operated a change station for the stage line. He was also a rancher ...

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12850 Wagram Cemetery Fredonia, approx. 3 mi. S, W on RR 286 Wagram Cemetery This cemetery was created to serve settlers of the Blue Stretch community, which became known as Wagram when the post office opened ... 17426 Wagram Cemetery FM Rd 386, 12.5 mi NE of Mason and 3 mi W of Fredonia, Texas This cemetery was created to serve settlers of the Blue Stretch Community, which became known as Wagram when the post office opened in 1906. This ... 11299 Whorlie Well on RR 1871, near the corner of Westmoreland and Avenue F Named for a victim in famous "Hoodoo War", provoked by cattle rustling in Mason County. John Whorlie (or Worley), a deputy sheriff, on May 13, 1875, ...