 The Transpeninsular Line and the "Tangent Line" portion of the Mason-Dixon Line The Transpeninsular Line (at approximately 38° 27' N) is a surveyed line, the eastern half of which forms the north-south border between Delaware and Maryland. The border turns roughly north from the midpoint of the line towards the Twelve-Mile Circle, which forms much of the remainder of the Delaware border. Image File history File links Transpeninsular Line File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Transpeninsular Line File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
State nickname: The First State Other U.S. States Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Governor Ruth Ann Minner Official languages None Area 6,452 km² (49th) - Land 5,068 km² - Water 1,387 km² (21. ...
State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich (R) Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd) - Land 25,338 km² - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000) - Population 5,296,486 (19th) - Density 165 /km² (5th) Admission...
The Twelve-Mile Circle is a arc that makes up the majority of the north-south boundry between the states of Pennsylvania and Delaware in the United States. ...
In 1751, a line was surveyed straight across the Delmarva Peninsula beginning at what at least some early Swedish settlers called Cape Hinlopen, which was to be the southern boundary of Delaware. This place is better known as Fenwick Island. Twenty-four miles north is another cape named Cape Henlopen near Lewes, Delaware. Various spellings of henlopen mean "entering in" or "approaching." The confusion of the names was the crux of a long standing dispute between the Penns (Delaware) and the Calverts (Maryland), the latter claiming that the Lewes' cape should have been the start of the boundary line. Ironically, it was a map commissioned by Charles Calvert in 1732, which showed Cape Hinlopen at Fenwick Island, that was used to decide the matter. Calvert had intended the Lewes' cape to be so named, but he only discovered the mistake after he had submitted it to the English court deciding the case. He failed in his later attempts to have the court reject his own map. If the current Cape Henlopen near Lewes had been used as the start of the line, Delaware would be about one thousand square miles smaller, over a third of its current area. Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 31 - The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as Prince of Wales. ...
Delmarva Peninsula map The Delmarva Peninsula is a large peninsula on the East Coast of the United States, occupied by portions of three U.S. states: Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. ...
Fenwick Island is a town located in Sussex County, Delaware. ...
Cape Henlopen from space, October 1994 Cape Henlopen is the southern cape of the Delaware Bay along the Atlantic coast of the United States. ...
Seal of the City of Lewes Lewes (pronounced LOO-is) is an incorporated city located in Sussex County, Delaware. ...
Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore (September 29, 1699 - April 24, 1751) was a British noble and Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland. ...
The line was accepted by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon (of Mason-Dixon line fame) in 1763 when they were engaged to determine the borders between Maryland and the grants to William Penn (Pennsylvania and Delaware). Charles Mason (1730–1787) was an English astronomer. ...
Jeremiah Dixon (July 27, 1733 – January 22, 1779) was an English surveyor and astronomer who is perhaps best known for his work with Charles Mason, from 1763 to 1767, in determining what was later called the Mason-Dixon line. ...
The Mason-Dixon Line Literally, the Mason-Dixon Line (or Mason and Dixons Line) demarcated state boundaries between the Province of Pennsylvania, the Province of Maryland, Delaware Colony and parts of Colony and Old Dominion of Virginia in colonial North America and, thus, between their successor states in the...
1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
For the British admiral, see William Penn (admiral). ...
State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd) - Land 116,074 km² - Water 3,208 km² (2. ...
The line splits several communities on the Delmarva, separating them between the two states. The best-known of these towns are Delmar, Delaware, and Delmar, Maryland, which derive their name from the two states' names. Delmar is a town located in Sussex County, Delaware. ...
Delmar is a town located in Wicomico County, Maryland. ...
A Transpeninsular Line marker can be found near the Fenwick Island Lighthouse, at the northern boundary of Ocean City, Maryland. Ocean City is an Atlantic Ocean barrier island town located in Worcester County, Maryland. ...
See also Circle around The Wedge The Wedge (or Delaware Wedge) is the portion of the border between Delaware and Pennsylvania, between the Twelve-Mile Circle and the intersection of the north-south and east-west portions of the Mason-Dixon Line. ...
The Twelve-Mile Circle is a arc that makes up the majority of the north-south boundry between the states of Pennsylvania and Delaware in the United States. ...
The Mason-Dixon Line Literally, the Mason-Dixon Line (or Mason and Dixons Line) demarcated state boundaries between the Province of Pennsylvania, the Province of Maryland, Delaware Colony and parts of Colony and Old Dominion of Virginia in colonial North America and, thus, between their successor states in the...
References - Maryland State Archives: Map #24_A5 information
- Maryland State Archives: Map #266S5 information
- 1776 Chart of Delaware Bay
- Shifting Sands: Looking at the Cape Henlopen Dispute Through Maps
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