MASDIX West Line Stone 110, 1767, Pennsylvania-Maryland
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ernmark
N 39° 43.289 W 077° 47.138
18S E 261238 N 4400556
MASDIX West Line Stone 110, 1767, PA-MD, is a dressed Portland Stone shaft set by Mason and Dixon in 1767 to demarcate the boundary between PA and MD.
Waymark Code: WM42C5
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member seventhings
Views: 47

Details on this stone are as follows:

Stone 110 = MasDix nominal mile 106
N39-43.289 W077-47.138 (survey grade GPS from the Mason-Dixon Line Preservation Partnership)
Surveyed 09/30/1765
Position finalized 10/28/1765
Stone set 11/07/1767
Actual miles = 106.399 from MDP Corner

This stone is capped by a U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Reference Mark disk (RM #1) for nearby triangulation station VACANT (PID #JV4729).

For more deatiled reading on these stones see link to nearby waymarked stone #106 posted by Benchmarking & Survey Stone enthusiast seventhings.

Monumentation Type: Dressed stone

Monument Category: Mason-Dixon Stone

Explain Non-Public access:
Stone is on private property - may be accessed by obtaining permission from landowner on PA side. To reach from Maryland Line RD (from N) or Shinham RD (from S), at a point about 700 feet N of the state line, proceed E, then S to the end of Bowman CT to end & residence directly ahead.


Monument Website: [Web Link]

County: Washington County

USGS Quad: Mason And Dixon - MD/PA

Approximate date of monument: 11/07/1767

Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed

Monument Category (if other): Not listed

Accessible to general public: Not Listed

Historical significance: Not listed

NGS PID: Not listed

Other Coordinates: Not Listed

Other Coordinates details: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
1. A closeup photo of the monument is required.
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2. A 'distant' photo including the monument in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.
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