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Mason and Dixon Survey Plot the Maryland Pennsylvania Border
The 1763 Mason Dixon survey settled a border dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania. Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon led a crew to carve a 49 43 26.3 north line with eight foot swaths and milestones imported from England. They faced Indian territories and theft of milestones, completing the line near present day Peabody West Virginia after years of labor and conflict.
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Calverts of
Maryland
Penns
Pennsylvania
England
Philadelphia
Charles Mason
Jeremiah Dixon
William Penn
Virginia
Potomac River
London
Mason and Dixon
American Philosophical Society
Royal Society
Cape of Good Hope
Cavan
Ireland
States
Maryland- Delaware
Mason, Dixon
Perins
Lord Baltimore
Calverts
Mason-Dixon
Fort Cumberland
Earl Schneck Miers
Dunkard Creek
Mason
Dixon
Peabody
W. Va