| Show MASON diason AND DIXONS LINE on the ath of august 1763 thomas and richard penn and lord baltimore being together in london agreed with charles mason and jeremiah dixon two mathematicians or surveyors to mark run out settle and fix the boundary line between maryland on the one hand and and delaware and pennsylvania on the other mason and dixon landed in philadelphia on the of november following and began their work at once they adopted the peninsular lines and the radius and tangent point of the circular of their predecessors they next ascertained certa ined the northeastern north eastern coast of maryland and proceeded to run the dividing parallel a albel of pd latigu latitude e they hey pursued this para parallel lel iel a distance of 23 miles 18 chains and 21 links from the place of the beginning at the N E corner of maryland to the bottom of a valley on dunkard creek where an indian war path crossed their route and here on the of november 1767 their indian escort told them it was the will of the sioux nation that the surveys should cease and they terminated accordingly leaving 38 36 miles 6 chains and 50 60 links as the exact distance rema remaining I 1 i n n t to be run west to the southwest angle of pennsylvania not far from the board tree tunnel on the baltimore and ohio railroad dixon hed led died at durham eng 1777 mason died in pennsylvania 1787 N Y i sun |
