Mason Dixon West Line Stone 162 - U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments on Waymarking.com

From the original survey (1766) to 1902, this location was marked by a mound of stones which are still present. In 1902 a dressed magnesian limestone post with a low pyramidal top, quarried in Cockeysville, Maryland; orginally measured aboiut 10 inches square by about 4.5 feet long, cut to stand about 1.5 feet high above the ground. On the north side of the monument is a P, M on the south side and the years 1766 (Original survey year) on the east with 1902 on the west (when monument was set).

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Monumentation Type: Dressed stone Monument Category: Mason-Dixon Stone Accessible to general public: yes Historical significance: It resolved the border dispute involving MD, PA and Delaware. It also was seen as the border between the free and slave states. Now it is just fun to visit or cross. Monument Website: [Web Link] County: Allegany USGS Quad: Evitts Creek, MD NGS PID: JW1488 Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed Monument Category (if other): Not listed Explain Non-Public access: Not listed Other Coordinates: Not Listed Other Coordinates details: Not listed Approximate date of monument: Not listed

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