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Mason, Texas
Mason County's "Hoo Doo War"
Wed, Nov 17, 2010
Mason County Sheriff John Clark and Lieutenant Dan Roberts of the Texas Rangers watched helplessly from the Mason House Hotel (see accompanying photo) while a hooded mob broke into the county jail in February of 1875, and removed five prisoners accused of rustling cattle.The mob hanged four of the five before a posse could intervene, triggering a year of violent reprisals known as the "Hoo Doo War."
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Mason to Fredericksburg
Mon, Feb 14, 2011
The little communities along Highway 87 have some great stories to tell -- about themselves and about their bigger neighbors.
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Gem of the Hill Country
Tue, Nov 16, 2010
Mason is an unspoiled little Hill Country town, much the same as its German immigrant builders intended it to be.
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