The Mason-Dixon Line is 250 years old - but who were the two British men who created one of America's most famous land borders?

An early map of the Mason-Dixon Line (Credit: Library of Congress) A replica “Crown Stone” at Mile 40 on the West Line.

CORE, W.Va. (WBOY) — The Mason-Dixon Historical Park celebrated the 33 rd annual Mason-Dixon Line Festival and Buckwheat Festival on Saturday, with more than a dozen vendors and dozens of ...

One side read, “This post used as base point in the survey of Mason Dixon Line 1763-1767.” The opposite side read, “Site of post mark’d WEST set up by Mason and Dixon, June 12, 1764.” ...

He, along with Charles Mason, an astronomer from the West Country, were brought together 250 years ago to map out the Mason-Dixon line which covers 230 miles across the United States.

The Mason-Dixon Line is 250 years old - but who were the two British men who created one of America's most famous land borders?