Mason-Dixon Stone - Maryland Line, MD / New Freedom, PA - U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments on Waymarking.com

The plaque says, "Mason and Dixon Line Mile stone 46-East of this point is mile stone 46 on the line marked by English surveyors and astronomers Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon. From 1763-1768 Mason and Dixon used innovative methods to settle a boundary dispute between the colonial proprietors. Each mile of line was set with carved stones brought from England. The Mason and Dixon line defined the border of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware, and was part of the boundary separating free and slave-holding states before the Civil War.

Erected 2015 by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration"

Monumentation Type: Concrete post Monument Category: State boundary marker Accessible to general public: yes Explain Non-Public access: N/A Historical significance: Mason-Dixon County: MD/PA USGS Quad: New Freedom Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed Monument Category (if other): Not listed Monument Website: Not listed NGS PID: Not listed Other Coordinates: Not Listed Other Coordinates details: Not listed Approximate date of monument: Not listed

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