Mason-Dixon Post Mark'd West

Mason & Dixon traveled west then south from Philadelphia to establish the base point from which their survey began for the latitude for the PA-MD boundary. Mason referred to this marker in his journal as "the post mark'd west".

Access

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Inscription

THIS POINT USED AS BASE POINT IN THE SURVEY OF MASON DIXON LINE 1763-1767

• 3.5 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
• 6.9 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
• 9.4 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic BywayNational
• 14.0 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic BywayNational

Local time (America/New_York).

39.72243, -75.73231

Elevation 67 m (modelled from terrain)

• OpenStreetMap record