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Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo15445
Author
Cope, Thomas D.
Date of Publication
1946.
Call Number
974.802 C782
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Responsibility
by Thomas D. Cope.
Author
Cope, Thomas D.
Place of Publication
[S.l
Publisher
s.n.],
Date of Publication
1946.
Physical Description
p. 541-554 ; 25 cm.
Notes
"Reprinted from The Scientific monthly, June 1946, Vol. LXII, pages 541-554."
Summary
This is a brief journal article provides some history of the work of Mason and Dixon, and their selection to calculate and establish the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland. The project had been attempted previously by others without success.
Subjects
Mason, Charles, - 1728-1786.
Dixon, Jeremiah, - 1733-1779.
Mason-Dixon Line.
Chester County (Pa.) - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802 C782
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The Mason-Dixon and Proclamation Lines: land surveying and Native Americans in Pennsylvania's borderlands

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo16952
Author
Strang, Cameron B.
Date of Publication
2012.
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Responsibility
by Cameron B Strang.
Author
Strang, Cameron B.
Date of Publication
2012.
Physical Description
5-23 p.
Subjects
Mason, Charles, - 1728-1786.
Dixon, Jeremiah, - 1733-1779.
Conestoga Indians
Indians of North America - Pennsylvania
Mason-Dixon Line.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, v. 136, no. 1, January 2012.Lancaster History Library - Periodical Article905.748 HSP v. 136, no. 1
Websites
https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/view/60640/60468
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Walkin' the line : a journey from past to present along the Mason-Dixon

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo6533
Author
Ecenbarger, William.
Date of Publication
c2000.
Call Number
974.802 E17
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Alternate Title
Walking the line
Responsibility
William Ecenbarger.
ISBN
0871319101
Author
Ecenbarger, William.
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
M. Evans,
Date of Publication
c2000.
Physical Description
222 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Mason, Charles, - 1728-1786.
Dixon, Jeremiah.
Mason-Dixon Line - Guidebooks.
Mason-Dixon Line - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.802 E17
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