Mason-Dixon Crownstone (KC-69) - Marydel, DE
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 06.760 W 075° 44.736
18S E 435539 N 4329544
Mason-Dixon Crownstone-Mile point stones bore the letters P and M. At five-mile points such as this, the stones included the coats of arms of the Calverts and Penns, proprietors of the colonies. Marker is on 258 Halltown Rd, Marydel, DE 19964
Waymark Code: WM11G3X
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2019
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The text on the historical marker is: Mason-Dixon Cornerstone- Responsible for marking the boundaries of Maryland and Pennsylvania (including the "Three Lower Counties" of Delaware), Mason and Dixon began their survey of the North-South or Tangent Line at the southwestern corner of present-day Delaware in June 1764. Proceeding northward, they arrived here on July 30, forty-five miles from their starting point. They later returned to replace temporary markers with stones imported from England. Mile point stones bore the letters P and M. At five-mile points such as this, the stones included the coats of arms of the Calverts and Penns, proprietors of the colonies. In 1904, Maryland officials removed the stone for exhibition at the St. Louis World's Fair. It was later displayed in the State House in Annapolis and then placed in storage. At the request of the citizens of Marydel, the stone was returned in 1954. It was moved a short distance from the roadside to its present location in 1968.
Erected by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number KC-69.)
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