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On the eve of the 250 anniversary of the Mason Dixon Line I have been doing a number of talks about the history of this famous boundary.\u00a0\u00a0To end a boundary dispute between the Penns and Calvert (the proprietors of the British colonies of Maryland and Pennsylvania) it was surveyed in the 1760s.\u00a0 Delaware was part of Pennsylvania at that time.<\/p>\n

While speaking to a group at the Wicomico County Public Library yesterday and sketching out the details about the work commissioned by the Penns and Calverts, one gentleman had some stories of his own to share.\u00a0 His family, some of the earliest European settlers in the region, own property on\u00a0both sides of the line.\u00a0 In an old trunk in the attic he located detailed surveys from the era showing the property boundaries and topographical features along\u00a0the transpeninsular boundary.\u00a0 It was a fascinating historical document and we had a long enjoyable talk about some of\u00a0the manuscripts he possessed, as well as some the markers and points along the 325-miler border.<\/p>\n

Here are a few modern photos of the famous line that got its start in 1763.\u00a0 Next year, I am scheduled to do a number of additional talks about the\u00a0line that grew to have representations far beyond that associated with a boundary dispute.<\/p>\n

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The Mason Dixon Line on the Old Baltimore Pike between Newark and Elkton.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Route 97 between Littlestown, PA and Union Mills, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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On the eve of the 250 anniversary of the Mason Dixon Line I have been doing a number of talks about the history of this famous boundary.\u00a0\u00a0To end a boundary dispute between the Penns and Calvert (the proprietors of the British colonies of Maryland and Pennsylvania) it was surveyed in the 1760s.\u00a0 Delaware was part…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,8],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-maryland-2","category-programs","tag-maryland"],"yoast_head":"\nInterest in History of the Mason Dixon Line Grows 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