Who Was Isaac Newton Mason?

Of the six metal caskets found in 2002 during the relocation of the Mason Cemetery, only the one believed to be Isaac Newton Mason remained sealed and intact. Although a portion of the tombstone was missing, the body was buried directly beside I.N. Mason’s parents and...

Letter from NBC/Discovery Channel

A Letter to the Pulaski Citizen from NBC/Discovery Channel Dear Editor, On Saturday, June 28, a funeral ceremony took place in Giles County to honor a man long lost to time and circumstance. Isaac Newton Mason was a Tennessee cavalryman during the Civil War who died...

Photographer Chip Clark Documented Mason Story

Photographer Chip Clark Documented the Science Behind the Mason Story When the cast iron coffin believed to contain the remains of Isaac Newton Mason was opened at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History in May 2003, a room filled with...

Examination Helped Confirm Mason’s Identity

Examination Helped Confirm Mason’s Identity When the heavy cast iron lid was hoisted from the coffin of what was believed to be Isaac Newton Mason’s remains in the Anthropology Conservation Laboratory on the third floor of the Smithsonian Institution on May 28, the...