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Random Facts about the Mason
and Dixon's Line
Mason and Dixon's line is the
concurrent State line of Maryland and Pennsylvania. It is
named after two eminent astronomers and mathematicians,
Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, who were sent out from
England to run it.
They
completed the survey between 1703 and 1707, excepting
thirty-six miles surveyed in 1782 by Colonel Alex. McLean
and Joseph Neville. It is in the latitude of 39 deg. 43 min.
26.3 sec. |
