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When an army scouting party headed north from Fredericksburg in 1851 to select a site for a new military post, they found an area of remarkable natural beauty on the northwestern edge of the Texas Hill Country. This land of clear streams, rocky hills, live oak thickets, and abundant wildlife had long served as a hunting ground for Comanches, Kiowas, and Lipan Apaches. A few German farmers had already settled along the Llano River, and a town soon sprang up in the shadow of Fort Mason. By the 1920s, Mason County’s population included German Americans, descendants of old families from the southeastern states, Mexican immigrants who had fled the revolution, and African Americans whose ancestors had arrived in the 1850s. For decades, the region has attracted hunters, river enthusiasts, naturalists, and geologists. The town of Mason features one of the most picturesque courthouse squares in Texas. Its old-time storefronts and handsome sandstone houses make it a popular tourist destination today.
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Mason County Historical Commission
The Mason County Historical Commission reviewed over 700 images, most of which had never been published, before finalizing this collection. Mason County documents a wide range of events and experiences from the time the first photograph of the town was taken in 1876 through the county�s centennial in 1958.
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Mason County - Mason County Historical Commission
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AROUND THE SQUARE
The earliest known photograph of Mason’s courthouse square was taken in 1876. On the left is the Todd and Mebus general store, where the Fritz Hoerster building now stands. In the center is Martin Moran’s saloon (now the site of the Commercial Bank), and the James Ranck building is on the right. Photographs required a long period of exposure at this time. The donkey beneath the mesquite tree in the background moved while the camera lens was open and appears ghostlike. (Photograph by M. C. Ragsdale; courtesy of MCHC.)
This view of Mason in the late 1880s shows a great increase in activity from the preceding photograph. By then, H. Zork and Company had moved into the Moran building (left). The single-storied saloon to the right of it was owned by Martin Moran and Theo Schmidt, and Harry Bierschwale’s tin shop is visible behind it. James Ranck had added a porch to his building (right) and can be seen herding hogs on the street in front. (Courtesy of the Mason County
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