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Journal of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, 1763-1768 A&M 1030

Journal of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, 1763-1768 A&M 1030


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West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1030
Title
Journal of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon 1763-1768
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/205554
Quantity
0 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 reel of microfilm
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Microfilm copy of the original journal of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, surveyors appointed to determine the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland and resolve a border dispute between those two colonies. Named after its surveyors, the Mason-Dixon Line is also associated with the division between northern free states and southern slave states during the nineteenth century. Field notes describe the progress of the survey and include mathematical and astronomical data.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Journal of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, A&M 1030, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon were British surveyors hired to map the boundary between the Pennsylvania and Maryland colonies in 1763. Mason was an astronomer and Dixon was a renowned surveyor.