Masontown

History

Fort Mason was built as a blockhouse from 1774 to 1778 by John Mason, also known as Johannes Phillip Maurer (1730–1812). Masontown became a town in 1798. He later moved to Ohio and is buried on a family farm in Columbiana County.

Geography

Masontown is located in southwestern Fayette County at (39.846228, −79.903492). The borough's western border is the Monongahela River, which forms the Greene County line, but the main settled part of the borough is east of and higher than the river. Pennsylvania Route 21 passes through the northern and western part of the borough, leading east to Uniontown, the Fayette county seat, and west across the Monongahela to Waynesburg. Pennsylvania Route 166 passes through the center of Masontown as Main Street and leads south to Point Marion at the confluence of the Monongahela and Cheat rivers. According to the United States Census Bureau, Masontown has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.10%, is water.

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Largest nearby schools

• Albert Gallatin Area SHS
  High · Uniontown · 964 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• Laurel Highlands MS
  Middle · Uniontown · 632 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• Ben Franklin Sch
  Elementary · Uniontown · 517 students · 16.2:1 ratio
• Albert Gallatin North MS
  Middle · McClellandtown · 385 students · 14.8:1 ratio
• Albert Gallatin South MS
  Middle · Point Marion · 360 students · 13.3:1 ratio
• A L Wilson El Sch
  Elementary · Fairchance · 344 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• Hatfield El Sch
  Elementary · Uniontown · 326 students · 14.8:1 ratio
• George J Plava El Sch
  Elementary · Mc Clellandtown · 321 students · 14.6:1 ratio