Windsor in Capitol Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Major John Mason

Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 11, 2016

1. Major John Mason Marker

Inscription. 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

Erected 1996.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1600.

Location. 41° 51.481′ N, 72° 38.198′ W. Memorial is in Windsor in Capitol Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Palisado Avenue (Connecticut Route 159) and North Meadow Road, on the right when traveling north on Palisado Avenue. Located on the Palisado Green. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Windsor CT 06095, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Connecticut River Valley,

in Greater Hartford,

and in the Knowledge Corridor.

It is also in

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the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Hartford County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Founders Of Windsor (a few steps from this marker); Horace H. Hayden, M.D.,D.D.S. (within shouting distance of this marker); Windsor Train Station (approx. half a mile away); Windsor Freight House (approx. half a mile away); Gold Star Casualties of World War II (approx. half a mile away); Windsor World War I Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Windsor (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Warham Mill (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Windsor.

Also see . . . John Mason (c. 1600–1672) on Wikipedia. (Submitted on November 13, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

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Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 11, 2016

2. Major John Mason

Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 11, 2016

3. Major John Mason

Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 11, 2016

4. Major John Mason

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 645 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 13, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.