Mason and Dixon Survey Terminal Point facts for kids
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Mason and Dixon Survey Terminal Point
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 Location in West Virginia
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| Location | 2.25 mi (3.62 km) northeast of Pentress on County Route 39, near Pentress, West Virginia |
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| Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
| Built | 1883 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001922 |
| Added to NRHP | June 25, 1973 |
Mason and Dixon Survey Terminal Point is a historic marker located near Pentress, West Virginia, United States. Located on the boundary between Monongalia County, West Virginia and Greene County, Pennsylvania, it identifies the terminal station established by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon on Brown's Hill on October 19, 1767. The stone placed on Brown's Hill in 1883 in the mound of 1767, marks the westernmost point reached by Mason and Dixon in delineating the common boundaries of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia (now West Virginia), and known as the Mason–Dixon line.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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