The cache you seek is not at the above coordinates. It is a micro. Go to the coordinates to see the Mason-Dixon marker and travel approximately 565’ due east to find the cache.
The Mason–Dixon Line (or "Mason and Dixon's Line") is a demarcation line between four U.S. states, forming part of the borders of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia (then part of Virginia). It was surveyed between 1763 and 1767 by Charles Mason, a noted astronomer of the Grennwich Observatory, and Jeremiah Dixon, surveyor, in the resolution of a border dispute between British colonies in Colonial America. In short, Frederick Calvert and William Penn needed to settle the dispute of their Royal Land Grants.
The first boundary was surveyed over four years (1763-67). It extended to present-day West Virginia in 1779. Based on a 1732 agreement, the north/south boundary was to be 15 miles south of Philadelphia. After determining that the southern most point of Philadelphia was at 39 Degrees, 56.485 minutes, Mason and Dixon went due west for 31 miles (Delaware River was due south) and then measured due south for the prescribed 15 miles. At this point they erected the "Post mark'd West", which became the starting point for the famous Mason Dixon line.
Mason and Dixon surveyed due west from this point of their line to get to the east/west boundary between Maryland and a part of Pennsylvania that would later become the state of Delaware. Even prior to the American Civil War it was designated as the boundary between the slave and free states as mentioned in the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and on occasion still used to distinguish the Northern and Southern States today.
At this point in American history Mason and Dixon were traversing and surveying the rugged western frontier. The surveyors encountered a variety of hazards such as new rugged country, hostile indigenous people, food and water concerns, etc... The two used Native American guides to help navigate this new area.
However, at Dunkard Creek near Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, nearly 244 miles west of the Delaware, a group of Native Americans forced them to end their survey. Upon encountering hostile natives, the guides suggested the survey be ended. Their final marker still stands near the site of Mason-Dixon Historical Park in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania.
In 1784 and 1785, surveyors David Rittenhouse and Andrew Ellicott continued progress on the line, about 36 miles farther west, past the western border of Pennsylvania, to the Ohio River, to settle the border dispute between Pennsylvania and Virginia. The section of the line between the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania and the river is the county line between Marshall and Wetzel counties, West Virginia.
The Mason–Dixon Line was marked by stones every mile and ”crownstones” every five miles, using stone shipped from England. The Maryland side says (M) and the Delaware and Pennsylvania sides say (P). Crownstones include the two coats-of-arms. Today, while a number of the original stones are missing, buried, or destroyed. However, many are still visible, resting on public land, some protected by iron cages.
Above information is provided from text of The Mason-Dixon Historical Park, Mount Morris, PA and Wikipedia.
Please note, this is a very busy section of road. While there is adequate room to pull off, it is not suitable for small children or pets due to safety concerns. No trespassing onto private property or off of the public right-of-way is necessary. Again, please be mindful of traffic at all times.
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