Details for Fort Mason, Site of
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5319011275
Data
| Marker Number | 11275 |
| Atlas Number | 5319011275 |
| Marker Title | Fort Mason, Site of |
| Index Entry | Fort Mason, Site of |
| Address | |
| City | Mason |
| County | Mason |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 477581 |
| UTM Northing | 3400529 |
| Subject Codes | forts; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Near the corner of Post Hill St. and Spruce, on Spruce |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial - Subject Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text | 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, April 25, 1846. Albert Sidney Johnston, George H. Thomas, Earl Van Dorn and Robert E. Lee, of the 2nd U. S. Cavalry, were stationed here at intervals from 1856 to 1861. Evacuated by Federal troops, March 29, 1861 and reoccupied after the Civil War until 1869. (1936) |