{"id":1125,"date":"2013-05-31T00:43:34","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T00:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/?p=1125"},"modified":"2013-05-31T01:16:44","modified_gmt":"2013-05-31T01:16:44","slug":"on-the-mason-dixon-line-in-western-md-central-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/on-the-mason-dixon-line-in-western-md-central-pa\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Mason Dixon Line in Western MD &#038; Central PA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While spending some time in Gettysburg over the Memorial Day Weekend, we checked out a few out-of-the-way spots along the Mason Dixon Line, searching for unique view related to the history of this old boundary. \u00a0I&#8217;m always searching for images to e<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dixonhistory.com\/mason\/\">nhance my public and classroom lectures<\/a> on the Mason Dixon Line. \u00a0Here are a few of the photos we took over the holiday in spots between Gettysburg, PA and Cumberland, MD.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mason-dixon-345ab.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1126\" alt=\"mason dixon 345ab\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mason-dixon-345ab.jpg?resize=640%2C539&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mason-dixon-345ab.jpg?w=1689&amp;ssl=1 1689w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mason-dixon-345ab.jpg?resize=300%2C252&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mason-dixon-345ab.jpg?resize=1024%2C862&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mason-dixon-345ab.jpg?resize=800%2C673&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mason-dixon-345ab.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mason-dixon-053ab.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1127\" alt=\"mason dixon 053ab\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mason-dixon-053ab.jpg?resize=640%2C364&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mason-dixon-053ab.jpg?w=1528&amp;ssl=1 1528w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mason-dixon-053ab.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mason-dixon-372sb.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mason-dixon-372sb.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mason-dixon-372sb.jpg?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mason-dixon-372sb.jpg?resize=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1129\" style=\"width: 1690px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/gettysburg-477sb.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1129\" alt=\"On the Mason Dixon Line outside of Gettysburg PA.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/gettysburg-477sb.jpg?resize=640%2C502&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/gettysburg-477sb.jpg?w=1690&amp;ssl=1 1690w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/gettysburg-477sb.jpg?resize=300%2C235&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/gettysburg-477sb.jpg?resize=1024%2C803&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/gettysburg-477sb.jpg?resize=800%2C627&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dixonhistory.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/gettysburg-477sb.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the Mason Dixon Line in Western Maryland and Central PA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While spending some time in Gettysburg over the Memorial Day Weekend, we checked out a few out-of-the-way spots along the Mason Dixon Line, searching for unique view related to the history of this old boundary. \u00a0I&#8217;m always searching for images to enhance my public and classroom lectures on the Mason Dixon Line. \u00a0Here are 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