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- Survey by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon began in 1763 to solve a land dispute between the British colonies of Maryland and Pennsylvania
- Demarcated part of the borders of four states: Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
- The line has been resurveyed several times over the centuries without substantive changes to Mason and Dixon's work
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The Mason-Dixon Line is a demarcation between four U.S. States. It is traditionally thought of as the boundary between the Northern and Southern United States. The Mason-Dixon Line forms part of the borders of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia. The line was surveyed by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon between 1763 and 1767.
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History
The Mason-Dixon Line was created to resolve the dispute between British colonies Maryland and Pennsylvania/Delaware. Incorrect maps and descriptions caused the territories of the three colonies to overlap. Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon began to survey the areas in order to come to a resolution. The Mason-Dixon Line became important to the history of slavery, as it was used to designate a boundary between slave states and free states. -
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An original Mason-Dixon Line stone marker bearing Mason's name
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Mason-Dixon Line Satire and Humor
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I just had the best glass of kool-aid on this side of the mason dixon line!!!!
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.@ELDING Duuude, on the far side of the Mason-Dixon line they don't know about other gods! Give 'er a break!
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@dab02 its only statutory rape if the city has curves and side walks or the city is north of the mason dixon line... otherwise its normal
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Two feet of snow in a city under the Mason-Dixon Line brings out some awfully questionable decisions in ladies footwear.
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Just crossed the Mason-Dixon line, literally. Welcome to Maryland, says I-70 eastbound. #FB
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