Mason Dixon 79 Milestone - Elkton, MD / Newark, DE
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bluesnote
N 39° 36.388 W 075° 47.108
18S E 432597 N 4384374
An original Mason-Dixon stone located along Highway 40 between Elkton, Maryland and Newark, Delaware.
Waymark Code: WM15P6A
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 02/01/2022
Views: 2
The stone is heavily damaged. I was told by a local cache who lives nearby that the stone was damaged from someone with a sledgehammer. Even then, the marker is an original Mason and Dixon stone from 1766. However, the original that was on this site from the 1760s was removed when Route 40 was built here. This one that is here was originally set at as milestone 10. It was in a museum before both Maryland and Delaware decided to repurpose it. So while it is an original Mason and Dixon stone, it is not in its original spot. Photos taken on 22 January 2022.
Americana: Other
Significant Interest: Other
Milestone / Marker: Milestone
Web Address: Not listed
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