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1. Illinois: named after the county of Mason, from Mason County in Kentucky, which was named after George Mason, a good friend of George Washington†.
2. Iowa: originally settled by Freemasons in 1853 as Shibboleth and then Masonic Grove before being simplified to Mason City.


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