Delaware/Maryland/Pennsylvania Corner Crossing
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Ernmark
N 39° 43.332 W 075° 47.316
18S E 432412 N 4397222
A small granite post a few feet west of a hiking trail marks the spot where Delaware, Maryland & Pennsylvania meet.
Waymark Code: WM4Q8X
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2008
Views: 53
This post marks the point were Mason & Dixon's survey of the North Line (currently the DE/MD border) and the West Line (currently the MD/PA border) meet. This is not the original Mason-Dixon stone which went missing. The current stone was placed here in 1849, and is marked with a 'P' on the north & east sides (at this time PA claimed the small wedge of land west of the 'arc' of Delaware before it reached the Maryland border - the PA border now continues E from the stone for another 0.8 mile until reaching the arc).
For a more detailed information on the stone itself, click on 'Nearest Waymarks' & select the nearest one - under U.S. Historic Survey Stones & Monuments (WMMWA)..seventhings has interesting information & links.
If you find youself hiking or caching in the area, be sure to follow the trail which runs between PA & DE at this point - don't forget to log the benchmark sitting on top of the stone.
(Note - The MD landowner has posted 'no trespassing' signs beyond this area, so limit any incursions into MD)
Type Of Crossing: State/Region
Where is the border located?: Hiking Trail
Welcome Center/Facilities: No
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