Pennsylvania–Delaware border

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interstate border state boundary

The Pennsylvania–Delaware border is the state line separating Pennsylvania and Delaware, historically notable for its role in colonial boundary disputes and its distinctive arc-shaped segment centered on New Castle.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Delaware state border	1
Delaware–Pennsylvania state line	1
Pennsylvania–Delaware state line	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	interstate border ⓘ state boundary ⓘ
adjacentTo	Chester County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Delaware County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ New Castle County, Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ
approximateArcRadius	12 miles ⓘ
cartographicallyDistinct	yes ⓘ
centerOfArc	New Castle, Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
definedBy	Twelve-mile radius from New Castle courthouse ⓘ colonial charters of Pennsylvania and Delaware ⓘ
governingAuthorityAtCreation	British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCoordinateSystemBasis	surveys conducted in the 18th century ⓘ
hasDisputeType	colonial-era territorial dispute ⓘ
hasLanguage	English (legal descriptions) ⓘ
hasLegalPrecedent	U.S. Supreme Court decisions on Delaware–New Jersey and related boundaries NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableFeature	Twelve-Mile Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSegment	arc boundary along the Twelve-Mile Circle ⓘ straight-line boundary segments north of the arc ⓘ
historicalRole	dispute between William Penn and Lord Baltimore land claims ⓘ site of colonial boundary disputes ⓘ
influencedBy	English colonial grants ⓘ royal charters in the 17th and 18th centuries ⓘ
jurisdictionBoundaryFor	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalStatus	recognized state boundary in U.S. law ⓘ
mapFeatureType	political boundary ⓘ
notableFor	one of the few circular state boundaries in the United States ⓘ use of a geometric arc rather than only straight lines ⓘ
partOf	border of Delaware ⓘ border of Pennsylvania ⓘ
passesNear	Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEvent	Mason–Dixon survey NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Mason–Dixon line NERFINISHED ⓘ
resolvedBy	agreements following Mason–Dixon survey ⓘ
separates	Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
shapeFeature	arc-shaped segment centered on New Castle, Delaware ⓘ
timePeriodOfFormation	17th–18th centuries ⓘ
usedFor	electoral district delimitation ⓘ law enforcement jurisdiction delimitation ⓘ taxation jurisdiction delimitation ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania → locatedNear → Pennsylvania–Delaware border ⓘ

SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line → hasBorderCrossing → Pennsylvania–Delaware border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pennsylvania–Delaware state line

Boothwyn, Pennsylvania → borderedBy → Pennsylvania–Delaware border ⓘ

this entity surface form: Delaware state border

Ebright Azimuth vicinity (Delaware high point region) → locatedNear → Pennsylvania–Delaware border ⓘ

subject surface form: Ebright Azimuth vicinity

this entity surface form: Delaware–Pennsylvania state line