Mason-Dixon Line
N 39° 43.233 W 080° 49.382
17S E 515167 N 4396756
A sign telling about the famous line between free and slave states.
Waymark Code: WMK5ZZ
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2014
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Mason-Dixon Line
Made famous as line between free and slave states before War Between the States. The survey establishing Maryland - Pennsylvania boundary began, 1763; halted by Indian wars, 1767; continued to southwest corner, 1782; marked, 1784.
Marker Number: None shown on marker
Marker Title: Mason-Dixon Line
Marker Location: East side of Rt 2
County or Independent City: Proctor, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historic Commission, 1966
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