Mason-Dixon Stone - Maryland Line, MD / New Freedom, PA
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A more modern Mason-Dixon monument next to Main Street along the original Mason-Dixon line which separates Maryland from Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WM15CJ7
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2021
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The plaque says, "Mason and Dixon Line Mile stone 46-East of this point is mile stone 46 on the line marked by English surveyors and astronomers Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon. From 1763-1768 Mason and Dixon used innovative methods to settle a boundary dispute between the colonial proprietors. Each mile of line was set with carved stones brought from England. The Mason and Dixon line defined the border of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware, and was part of the boundary separating free and slave-holding states before the Civil War.
Erected 2015 by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration"
Where is original located?: Destroyed
Where is this replica located?: New Freedom, PA / Maryland Line, MD
Who created the original?: Mason & Dixon
Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1763
Internet Link about Original: Not listed
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