MASDIX West Line Stone 11, 1766 / 2003, Maryland - Pennsylvania - U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments on Waymarking.com

This stone sits E of Chrome RD MD/PA Route 272 - along the S side of Arbour Ct. It is about 600' E of the highway & stands about 2 1/2' high. It displays the crest of the Penns & Calverts on the N & S sides, and the dates 1766 & 2003 on the W & E sides.

It sits on the Chester County, PA, - Cecil County, MD, boundary line. It is located about 10 miles west of the MD/DE/PA tri-point at the location of "BOUNDARY MON 87 DE MD PA = RM2", (NGS PID JU3841). It is in the Mason & Dixon Line Preservation Partnership database as USGS 11 / Mason and Dixon Mile 10.

According to the Mason & Dixon Line Preservation Partnership (MDLPP), the original stone was broken off by a vehicle around 1977. The top of the stone was removed from the site & moved to the Brick Meeting House and later to the Plumpton Park Zoo. The base of the stone survived below grade and a new granite post was set by the MDLPP over the original stone base.

Monumentation Type: Dressed stone Monument Category: Mason-Dixon Stone Accessible to general public: yes Historical significance: Marked land border between Maryland & Pennsylvania Monument Website: [Web Link] County: Cecil Co. MD/Chester Co. PA USGS Quad: Bay View Approximate date of monument: 11/29/2003 Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed Monument Category (if other): Not listed Explain Non-Public access: Not listed NGS PID: Not listed Other Coordinates: Not Listed Other Coordinates details: Not listed

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