Incorporated: 1768
Population: 762
County Name: Cheshire
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Mason
16 Darling Hill Road
Mason, NH 03048

Phone: 603-878-2070
Fax: 603-878-4892
Website: Not Available

Origin:
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 state in 1741. The town's charter was granted in 1749, and in 1768, Governor John Wentworth named it in honor of New Hampshire's founder, Captain John Mason. Captain Mason was the holder of patent with title to the land that became New Hampshire. Mason is the boyhood home of "Uncle Sam," Samuel Wilson.

More about Mason:
Mason, a small middle-of-nowhere town has several places worth visiting. Pickity Place, a cottage built in 1786 houses a restaurant, bookstore, gift shop, garden shop and greenhouse and of course, the Red Riding Hood Museum. The cottage was represented in the book, Little Red Riding Hood as the setting for grandmother's house.

Also in Mason is Parker's Maple Barn, an out of the way restaurant and maple sugar shack that draws people from all over for their famous breakfast. Don't forget to stop by Uncle Sam's childhood home on Route 123.