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The settlement of Mason grew up around Fort Mason, which was established by the United States War Department as a front-line defense against Kiowa, Lipan Apache, and Comanche, on July 6, 1851. George W. Todd established a Fort Mason post office March 8, 1858, which became consigned to the civilian settlement on June 26, 1858. [6]
Properties and/or districts are listed in most of Texas's 254 counties. The tables linked below are intended to provide a complete list of properties and districts listed in each county. The locations of National Register properties and districts with latitude and longitude data may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates".
Primarily from the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual. [1] State names usually signify only parts of each listed state, unless otherwise indicated. Based on the BLM manual's 1973 publication date, and the reference to Clarke's Spheroid of 1866 in section 2-82, coordinates appear to be in the NAD27 datum.
Location of Mason County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Mason County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Mason County, Texas. There are one district and three individual properties listed on the National ...
The 33rd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 33 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It is approximate at the midpoint between the equator (0 degrees) and the Arctic Circle (66.6 degrees North Latitude.) It crosses North Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean.
Once Mason had calculated the zenith distance, he could look up its declination (the celestial equivalent of latitude) in a star table and use the two values to calculate his own latitude on earth.
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. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Mason . [ 2 ]
The Mason Historic District in Mason, Texas is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was listed in 1974 and increased in 1991. It was listed in 1974 and increased in 1991. The original district was 230 acres (0.93 km 2 ) forming an irregular pattern along both sides of U.S. 87 and TX 29 which included 186 contributing buildings ...