Mason and Dixon's Line: A History: Including an Outline of the Boundary Controversy Between Pennsylvania Virginia (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

James Veech

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0666513899 ISBN 13: 9780666513892

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A detailed history of the famous Mason and Dixon line and the long boundary dispute between Pennsylvania and Virginia.

This history traces the border quarrels that shaped one of colonial America’s best‑known lines. It covers the back‑and‑forth over land claims, the 1732 and 1760 agreements, and the 1760 compromise that finally set the course for running the line. Learn how repeated disputes, surveys, and political maneuvering influenced who owned Delaware and how the boundary was finally measured and marked in 1784.

• How early charters and claims led to decades of border feuds and negotiation
• The key agreements, commissions, and the eventual 1760 settlement that ended the major disputes
• The political and practical consequences for settlers, counties, and neighboring states
• details about the final surveying efforts and the completion of Mason and Dixon’s line

Ideal for readers of American frontier history and readers curious about how state borders were drawn and defended in the colonial era and early republic.
This edition presents the core events in clear, accessible prose, helping you understand the long, complex road to a famous boundary.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0666513899
• ISBN 13: 9780666513892
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 62