Watertower, Mason, Michigan
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N 42° 33.688 W 084° 26.591
16T E 709883 N 4715286
Small town watertower
Waymark Code: WM7ZQX
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2009
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Mason is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is named after the state's first governor, Stevens T. Mason. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,714,[1] with the 2008 estimate placing it at 8,099. It is the county seat of Ingham County[4]. Mason is the only city in the U.S. that serves as a county seat ahead of a state capital, with the capital of Lansing also in Ingham County. Despite being the county seat, many county offices and courtrooms are located in Lansing.
In 1836 Charles Noble knew that Michigan would be seeking a central location for a new capital when it became a state. He purchased an area of forest, cleared 20 acres (81,000 m2), and founded Mason Center. The "Center" was soon dropped. However, in 1847, the state instead chose Lansing Township 12 miles (19 km) northward to be its capital due its potential for water power. However, Noble did manage to make Mason the county seat instead. Up into the early 1900s, the local Ojibwa tribe had a visible presence in the town. Ingham County's first downtown courthouse was built in 1843, and was replaced in 1858, and then again in 1905. In 1865, Mason was incorporated as a village and in 1875 the town became a city. In the 1800s, Mason was the center of Ingham County activity, even more than was Lansing, the state capital. In 1877, Lansing attempted to take the status of county seat for itself, but the two cities made an agreement that moved some county offices and courts to Lansing in exchange for Mason remaining the county seat. As a result, Michigan is the only state in the country with a capital city that is not also a county seat.
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