Mason–Dixon Line
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The Mason–Dixon Line is the historic boundary surveyed in the 18th century between several American colonies that later came to symbolize the cultural and political divide between the Northern and Southern United States.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mason–Dixon line | 2 |
| Mason and Dixon line | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical boundary
ⓘ
surveyed border line ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mason–Dixon Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Mason and Dixon line
|
| approximateLength | about 233 miles ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Civil War era regional divisions
ⓘ
slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1767 ⓘ |
| coordinateSystemUsed | celestial observations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| definedBy | agreement between the Penn family and the Calvert family ⓘ |
| endPoint | near the crest of the Appalachian Mountains ⓘ |
| followsParallel | 39th parallel north (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (in parts) ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 18th century ⓘ |
| influenced | later U.S. state boundary definitions ⓘ |
| legalStatus | colonial boundary line ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Eastern United States ⓘ |
| markedBy |
crownstones with family coats of arms
ⓘ
stone markers ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Charles Mason
ⓘ
Charles Mason ⓘ
surface form:
Jeremiah Dixon
|
| partOf |
borders of Delaware
ⓘ
borders of Maryland ⓘ borders of Pennsylvania ⓘ borders of West Virginia ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier, disputed colonial boundary claims ⓘ |
| purpose | to resolve a border dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
|
| separates |
Province of Delaware
ⓘ
surface form:
Delaware
Maryland ⓘ Maryland and Delaware ⓘ Maryland and Pennsylvania ⓘ Maryland and West Virginia ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ |
| startPoint | near the Delaware River ⓘ |
| surveyedFor |
British Crown colonies in North America
ⓘ
Colony of Maryland ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Maryland
Province of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| surveyEndYear | 1767 ⓘ |
| surveyMethod |
astronomical surveying
ⓘ
chain measurement ⓘ |
| surveyor |
Charles Mason
ⓘ
Charles Mason ⓘ
surface form:
Jeremiah Dixon
|
| surveyStartYear | 1763 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
boundary between Northern United States and Southern United States
ⓘ
cultural divide in the United States ⓘ political divide in the United States ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mason and Dixon line
this entity surface form:
Mason–Dixon line
subject surface form:
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form:
Mason–Dixon line