Mason County is in northern Kentucky, just south of the Ohio River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,490. County seat: Maysville. Principal locations: Dover, Germantown, Sardis, Moranburg
To explore this county in more detail, click on either map below to open a link in Google Maps.
CRAFTS:
Wiesener Studios (Fred Wiesener - ceramics: Maysville)
Derek Griffey Knifeshop (Maysville)
Pleasant View Furniture (Amish Furniture - Mayslick)
STORES/SHOPS:
Local Kentucky 68 (Maysville)
HISTORIC CRAFTS:
Carter, Harriet (1846-1928) - Formerly enslaved "weaver of rag rugs" (Mason Co. - Mayslick)
The link under her name leads to a fascinating article about Harriet Carter, "African-American weaver of Mason Co., Kentucky"
Wood, Ezekial H. (Mason Co.: Maysville)
The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts artisan database notes that Ezekiel Wood and his brother, John, manufactured stoneware together in Maysville, Kentucky during the 1845 time period.Â
