Mason-Dixon Line
N 39° 43.260 W 080° 12.812
17S E 567405 N 4397087
Mason-Dixion Line between PA Greene County and West Virginia Monongalia County
Waymark Code: WM4PZA
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/17/2008
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Made famous as line between free and slave states before War Between the States. The survey establishing Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary began, 1763; halted by Indian wars, 1767; continued to southwest corner, 1782; marked, 1784.
Marker Title: Mason-Dixon Line
Marker Location: WV 218, 0.1 miles from junction with WV 7, at West Virginia/Pennsylvania border
County or Independent City: Monongalia County
Marker Number: Not listed
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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