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The Mason–Dixon line, also called the Mason and Dixon line or Mason's and Dixon's line, is a demarcation line separating four U.S. states, constituting parts of the borders of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia (part of Virginia until 1863).
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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25 de jan. de 2024 · Learn how the Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary became a symbol of slavery and freedom in the American Revolution and beyond. Read an excerpt from Edward G. Gray's book, Mason-Dixon: Crucible of the Nation.
30 de set. de 2019 · Learn about the Mason-Dixon Line, a boundary line that separates states in the eastern US and has a long history of disputes and conflicts. Find out how it was surveyed, why it is important, and what it means for slavery and the Civil War.
15 de jul. de 2021 · Learn how Mason and Dixon, two Englishmen, surveyed a 233-mile line in the 18th century to settle a land dispute between two colonial families. Find out how the Mason-Dixon Line became the unofficial dividing line between the North and the South in the U.S.
24 de out. de 2020 · Learn how the Mason-Dixon line was surveyed in the 1760s to settle a property dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania. Find out how it became a symbol of the North-South divide during the Civil War and the Missouri Compromise.
1 de set. de 2017 · 1 September 2017. By Phil Mawson,BBC News. Edwin Remsberg / Alamy Stock Photo. It is 250 years since America's Mason-Dixon Line was completed. Hailed as a groundbreaking technical...
