Major John Mason Monument - Windsor, CT
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A monument honoring Major John Mason was relocated from Mystic CT to Windsor, CT. The monument is located on Palisado Avenue at the intersection with North Meadow Road in Windsor, CT.
Waymark Code: WM14W3K
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2021
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In 1637, Major John Mason was a commander in the Pequot War in Connecticut. The bronze statue of Major John Major depicts the commanding officer standing on a granite base. He wearing a jacket with a belt, broad brimmed hat and boots. He is drawing a sword from a scabbard on his left side his proper right hand.
A bronze plaque on the base lists his accomplishments and gives the reason why the monument was relocated. It is inscribed:
Major John Mason
Born 1600 in England
Immigrated to New England in 1630
A Founder of Windsor, Old Saybrook and Norwich
Magistrate and Chief Military Officer of the Connecticut Colony
Deputy Governor and Acting Governor
A Patentee of the Colonial Charter
Died 1672 in Norwich
This Monument Erected at Mystic in 1889
By the State of Connecticut
Relocated in 1996 to Respect a Sacred Site
Of the 1637 Pequot War