Mason dixon line

Mason-Dixon Line, originally the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania in the United States. In the pre-Civil War period it was regarded, together with the Ohio River, as the dividing line between slave states south of it and free-soil states north of it. Learn more about the Mason-Dixon Line.

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The Mason-Dixon Line has ties to slavery, which often overshadows its otherwise fascinating story about one of the most significant surveying achievements in North America.

Last night I was watching the History Channel and I was educated about what line really separated the union and confederate states. It was pretty interesting. Most people refer the Mason-Dixon Line as the line that separates the north from the south, however that is not true. The Mason-Dixon line is part of the line that separates the north from the south but just a very small portion. This picture below illustrates the line that separates the union states from the confederate states, with…

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Eric Gladhill knows south-central Pennsylvania pretty well. He was raised and still lives in Fairfield, works less than 10 miles away in Gettysburg, and as a surveyor has tramped the Pennsylvania…

On the PA-MD (Mason Dixon Line) state line on US 219.

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Cross the Mason-Dixon Line at Mason-Dixon Historical Park in Core

While spending some time in the Gettysburg area over the Memorial Day Weekend, we checked out a few spots along the Mason Dixon Line. Here are a few of the photos we took over the holiday in spots …