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Mason-Dixon Line Marker “Mile 1”

Landenberg, Pennsylvania

The first marker along the famous boundary.  

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Mason-Dixon Line Marker “Mile 1”
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The first marker accessible along the Mason-Dixon Line heading east, approximately four miles from the Base Point used for surveying the Mason-Dixon Line.

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