Mason–Dixon Line

Summary

Mason–Dixon Line is a border^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.39% of border entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,906 views/month, #1 of 254).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mason–Dixon Line authored Charles Mason^[3].
• Mason–Dixon Line authored Jeremiah Dixon^[4].
• Mason–Dixon Line is the creator of Charles Mason^[5].
• Mason–Dixon Line is the creator of Jeremiah Dixon^[6].
• Mason–Dixon Line is in the country of United States^[7].
• Mason–Dixon Line's instance of is recorded as border^[8].
• Mason–Dixon Line's instance of is recorded as political border^[9].
• Mason–Dixon Line's instance of is recorded as locale^[10].
• Charles Mason is named after Mason–Dixon Line^[11].
• Jeremiah Dixon is named after Mason–Dixon Line^[12].
• Mason–Dixon Line's Commons category is recorded as Mason–Dixon Line^[13].
• Mason–Dixon Line comprises Maryland–Pennsylvania border^[14].
• Mason–Dixon Line comprises Delaware–Maryland border^[15].
• Mason–Dixon Line comprises Pennsylvania–West Virginia border^[16].
• Mason–Dixon Line's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.71666666666667, 'longitude': -75.78333333333333}^[17].
• Mason–Dixon Line's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mason–Dixon line^[18].
• Mason–Dixon Line's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[19].
• Mason–Dixon Line's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[20].
• Mason–Dixon Line's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Mason–Dixon Line's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia^[22].
• Mason–Dixon Line's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[23].
• Mason–Dixon Line's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[24].
• Mason–Dixon Line's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark^[25].
• Mason–Dixon Line's native label is recorded as Mason–Dixon Line^[26].
• Mason–Dixon Line's start of work period is recorded as 1763^[27].

Body

Geography

Mason–Dixon Line is in the country of United States^[7].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include border^[8], political border^[9], and locale^[10]. Mason–Dixon Line's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark^[25].

History and Context

Things named after include Charles Mason^[11], an astronomer^[28], 1728–1786^[29], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[30] and Jeremiah Dixon^[12], an astronomer^[31], 1733–1779^[32], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[33], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[34].

Why It Matters

Mason–Dixon Line ranks in the top 0.39% of border entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,906 views/month, #1 of 254).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]