Journal of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon

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Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
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POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
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Preferred citation:

[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.

Summary

Extent:
0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)
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.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[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.

Background

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.

Physical 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 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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