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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).
27 de mar. de 2024 · 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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A Linha Mason–Dixon é um limite de demarcação entre quatro estados dos Estados Unidos. Faz parte das fronteiras da Pensilvânia, Virgínia Ocidental, Delaware e Maryland. O levantamento da linha de fronteira foi feito quando esses territórios eram ainda colônias inglesas.
25 de jan. de 2024 · The Mason-Dixon Line—America’s Great Divide. Acclaimed historian Edward G. Gray, who passed away unexpectedly at the end of 2023, was an award-winning cultural historian and a professor of early American history at Florida State University. The Wall Street Journal called his latest book, Mason-Dixon: Crucible of the Nation, “a ...
30 de set. de 2019 · The Mason-Dixon Line also called the Mason and Dixon Line is a boundary line that makes up the border between Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. Over time, the line was extended to the Ohio River to make up the entire southern border of Pennsylvania.
15 de jul. de 2021 · By: Ray Glier | Updated: Jul 15, 2021. The solid red line represents the Mason-Dixon Line, which was drawn by astronomer Charles Mason, and surveyor Jeremiah Dixon in the 18th century. The dashed line represents an unofficial extension separating free and slave states pre-Civil War. HowStuffWorks.
1763-1767. Project Text. Surveys & Maps. Location. Maryland & Pennsylvania. The world famous Mason-Dixon Line established the highest standards for engineered surveys in its delineation of the boundary lines between Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
