Fort Mason, Texas | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Fort_Mason_4.jpg) Fort Mason Officer's Quarters | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Relief_map_of_Texas.png)  Fort Mason, Texas Location within the state of Texas | |
| Coordinates: 30°44′25″N 99°14′52″W / 30.74028°N 99.24778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Mason |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 325 |
| FIPS code | 48-[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | [2] |
Fort Mason was established on July 6, 1851, in present-day Mason County, Texas. It was named in honor of George Thomson Mason, a United States Army second lieutenant killed in the Thornton Affair during the Mexican–American War near Brownsville, April 25, 1846. At various times from 1856 to 1861, this was the home fort for Albert Sidney Johnston, George H. Thomas, Earl Van Dorn, and Robert E. Lee. The fort was abandoned by the military in the 1870s, and restored by a group of local citizens in 1975.[3] Visitors can tour the reproduction officers' quarters at the Fort Mason Museum.[4]
The fort is designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1936, marker number 11275.[5]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Fort Mason". Mason Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Fort Mason". Texas Forts Trail. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Site of Fort Mason, Mason County, Texas". Texas Historic Landmarks. William Nienke, Sam Morrow. Retrieved 24 November 2010.