Mason, NH
Posted by: silverquill
N 42° 44.619 W 071° 46.100
19T E 273414 N 4736064
This traditional New England town hall dates from 1848 in the town of Mason, New Hampshire, the boyhood home of Samuel Wilson, better known as Uncle Sam.
Waymark Code: WM3BZP
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2008
Views: 18
Incorporated in 1768, his territory was first known as Number 1, the first in a line of border towns including area allotted to this state by Massachusetts upon establishment of New Hampshire as a separate province in 1741.
The initial charter was granted in 1749 to William Lawrence and others. In 1768, Governor John Wentworth named it in honor of Captain John Mason, even though residents had voted to name their town Sharon a couple of months earlier. Captain Mason was the holder of patent with title to the land that became New Hampshire.
Mason was the boyhood home of Uncle Sam, Samuel Wilson. Current population is about 1,300.