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Other facilities at the Monroe County Fairgrounds include: The First Merchants Bank Expo Center, a convention center with 27,000 square feet (2,500 m 2) of exhibit space; Two buildings and a livestock show arena with 7,200 square feet (670 m 2) each of space; The 4,800-square-foot (450 m 2) Far West Building; The 2,400 4H Craft Building
Mason is a city and the county seat of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,252 at the 2010 census . [ 4 ] Mason was named after Stevens T. Mason , the state's first governor .
Between early 1999 and mid-2000, the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum was the site of three Extreme Championship Wrestling house shows. In 2006 the Royal Oak-Shrine Catholic High School Knights ice hockey team began playing at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum. The team left in 2007; they returned in the 2008–2009 season for their first ...
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Mason is a small unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan [1] that is the remainder of past stamp mill operations at the Quincy Mining Company Stamp Mills. [2] Still standing and mostly occupied are 23 mining company houses, all along M-26. Mason has been dubbed by some locals "shutter town," because each house had its own distinct ...
Nov. 27—MOSES LAKE — There's a lot going on at the Grant County Fairgrounds. There's the annual fair, of course, and assorted festivals, trade shows, fundraisers and private parties, just like ...
In 1865, the Jackson, Lansing, and Saginaw Railroad laid tracks through Mason, allowing access to the Michigan Central Railroad in Jackson. The line was finished into Lansing in 1866. Michigan Central began leasing the line in 1873, [ 2 ] and provided both freight and passenger service to Mason.
Mason was founded in 1838 by the investment company of Charles Noble from Monroe, Michigan. He established a sawmill/gristmill complex at the site and platted the first section of the village. The 1838 platting included what is now the courthouse square and thirty surrounding blocks, encompassing much of the current historic district.