Todd Mountain

Named for family of George W. Todd, first Mason County clerk, which was attacked by Indians at this site while en route to Mason in late Dec. 1864. A 12-year-old Black servant girl was killed, 13-year-old Alice Todd taken captive, and Todd's wife, Dizenia Peters Todd (b.1826), wounded severely. Mrs. Todd died about 3 weeks later, in Jan. 1865. An older half-brother, James Smith, returned from the Civil War and searched for Alice for several months, but she was never found. Mrs. Todd and the servant girl were buried in unmarked graves, (150 yards southeast). (1974)

Todd Mountain is a historical marker in Mason vicinity, Mason County, dedicated in 1974. It is one of 37 historical markers documented in Mason County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 67 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.6978, -99.2282 near Mason vicinity. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dizenia Peters Todd (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include unknown (Todd Mountain), Muckelrath Grave, and Mason County.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5319011298. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.