The city's "favorite son," Meredith Willson, grew up in Mason City and played in the Mason City Symphonic Band as a high school student. Mason City is known for its musical heritage, consistently producing successful performers and educators.
Post card from 1910 of Mason City Hide and Fur Company of Mason City Iowa Musical heritage In 1870, Mason City, Iowa was officially incorporated as a town with Darius B. Mason City was named the county seat in 1858. The United States Post Office Department started service to the town in 1857. Lizzie Thompson established the first schoolhouse in a log cabin in 1856. Silas Card opened the first medical practice in the area. In 1854, John McMillin opened the first store, and Dr. The town had several names: Shibboleth, Masonic Grove, and Masonville until Mason City was adopted in 1855, in honor of a founder's son, Mason Long. The first settlement that became Shibboleth was established in 1853 at the confluence of the Winnebago River and Calmus Creek. The region around what would later be first called Shibboleth was a summer home to the Sioux and Winnebago nations. It is commonly referred to as the "River City", as the city grew up centered on the Winnebago River. The Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Cerro Gordo and Worth counties. The population was 27,338 in the 2020 census, a decline from 29,172 in the 2000 census. The airport now occupies over 1,100 acres, consists of two runways, and has a precision instrument landing approach to allow aircraft to land even in inclement weather.Mason City is a city and the county seat of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The 1960’s saw extensive growth at the airport, as the primary runway was extended to its current length of 6,501 feet, and the farmhouse was replaced with the current terminal facility.
A remodeled farmhouse was used as the first commercial terminal during the airport dedication on June 22, 1946.ĭuring the fifties, Mason City saw commercial airline service from several airline companies, and the Airport Restaurant was built onto the terminal to serve their customers. The airport consisted of two paved runways, associated taxiways, and a small ramp area. The new Mason City Municipal Airport saw its first official landing a few years later, on March 29, 1945. On February 2, 1942, the City of Mason City passed a resolution to create a new airport, and purchased 312 acres several miles west of the city. Charles Lindbergh, the first aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, attended the dedication of the new airport on August 28, 1927. In 1927, the Mason City Chamber of Commerce and the Clausen-Worden Post-American Legion established Mason City’s first airport, located on the southwest corner of Taft Avenue and Highway 18.
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