Mason and Dixon Survey Terminal Point
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Mason and Dixon Survey Terminal Point
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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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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
| Built | 1883 |
| NRHP Reference # | 73001922[1] |
| 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,[1] 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.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
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- National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Greene County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- Historic surveying landmarks in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- 1767 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies
- National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
