Middle Point Mason Dixon Marker - Delmar, DE
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bluesnote
N 38° 27.605 W 075° 41.620
18S E 439480 N 4257092
This Mason Dixon Marker marks the southwesternmost point in Delaware, where it intersects the Trans-Peninsular line. This Mason Dixon marker is inevitably the southernmost.
Waymark Code: WM15P6D
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 02/01/2022
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The stone is located next to a three other stones (which predate the Mason-Dixon stone). Photos taken in September of 2019.
Each coat of arms is about 5 inches by 5 inches in size. On the Maryland side (west and south facing) of the stone, the coat of arms has four round dots on the top of the insignia, followed by curved edges around the shape. It also has three vertical stripes, and one horizontal strip from the upper left to the lower right. On the Pennsylvania side (now Delaware) (east and north facing) the coat of arms is a little more bland. It has three dots in the center, and curved edges.
Taken from the website, "It was at this location in 1764 that surveyors Mason and Dixon started their historic survey of the boundaries of Lord Calvert’s Maryland and the Pennsylvania and Delaware holdings of the family of William Penn. Popularly recognized in U. S. history as the dividing line between northern and southern states, this survey resulted in the end of a long-running and sometimes violent dispute, and the establishment of the present day boundaries of the First State. A double crown-stone bearing the coats of arms of the Calverts and Penns still stands here, enclosed in an iron pavilion."
Bearer of Coat of Arms: Noble (aristocratic) family
Full name of the bearer: Lord Baltimore / Lord Penn
Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?:
Mason Dixon Marker
Material / Design: Stone
Blazon (heraldic description):
"The arms are a combination of the arms of Calvert family in the first and fourth quarter, and the Crossland family in the second and third quarter.
The original arms showed two leopards as supporters, but these were replaced by a farmer and a fisherman, as the sources for the wealth of the new colony. " source -- https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/wiki/Maryland#:~:text=The%20arms%20are%20a%20combination,wealth%20of%20the%20new%20colony
Address:
Maryland / Delaware border along Delmar Road.
Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link]
Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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