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The North-South line between the colonies of Maryland and Pennsylvania, now Delaware, was surveyed between June and September 1764 by Charles Mason, an astronomer, and Jeremiah Dixon, a mathematician and surveyor.
Leading a party of thirty-nine, Mason and Dixon measured off the line, planting waist high limestone markers at one mile intervals, returning later to place these crownstone markers every five miles.
Leading a party of thirty-nine, Mason and Dixon measured off the line, planting waist high limestone markers at one mile intervals, returning later to place these crownstone markers every five miles.
Details
| HM Number | HMCY0 |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1992 |
| Placed By | Maryland Historical Trust, Delaware State Boundary Commission, Maryland Geological Survey |
| Marker Condition |  0 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 1:24pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 434681 N 4345671 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 39.25791667, -75.75708333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 15.475', W 75° 45.425' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 15' 28.50" N, 75° 45' 25.50" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 410 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 10185 Cypress Rd, Millington MD 21651, US |
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