The evening times., 1896-10-27
ERECTING THE BOUNpARY sTONEs

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| Der, 1867.
ERECTING THE BOUNDARY STONES.
In November. 17s2. Col Alexander Nc
Clean, of Pennsylvania, ana Joseph Ne
| VILE. OF Virginia, ran the remainder OF
| the line, which was verified by astrOnoIni-
| cal observations and permanently marked
| in 1854. AS requested by the cOmnIiS-
sioncrs, Mason ANA Dixon erected at the eni
| of each mile "A stone with p" On one
| side, aud on The opposite side an M
| At the end Of each fifth mile was a stone
| bearing the arms OF the PcnnS on ore side
| and those of the RaltimoreS on the side Op-
| posite. The stones, vClitiC limestone. came
from England, and their weathcrproof
qualities are remarkable. one OF the five
mile stones Is on tn farm of William Brown,
a few miles south of oxford, and the coat
of arms of the pioneer proprietorS are
| traceatle, although exposed for over a
| century.
The stones were set up as far west as
Sideling Hill, about / 81 miles from the
northeast corner of Maryland. A. means
| OF transportation were meagcr beyond that
point, the use of stones wIs abandoned.
| The continuation O: the line was marked
| by piles of stones six feet high. as far as
! the summit Of the AllcGhanies, beyond
| which posts were planted aud surround
ed by stone.
At - s.ui the original stone set at the
ally broken and the pieces mcndcd by
| icaden bands. At the outbreak of the Rcvu-
| iuuonary war the lcII was taken from the
| stone by Continental patriots and made
into bullets. The upper part of the stone
| fell and was lost; the lower part became
| covered with earth, a il was located in n
ravine. For many years the supposition
| existed, as No marking stone was visible.
that the three states, Pennsylvania, Mary
| Land, and Delaware, came together at that
point,
| In 1S49 the governors OF these States
| appointed ]. Z. Eyre of Pennsylvania, II.
Il. $. Key OF Msrylanl, and IL X. Riddle OF
| Delaware 10 locate the spot formerly OCcu-
| pied by the Missing corner stone The
assistance of Col. j. ID. Graham, Of the
United States Typographical Engineers,
| was obtained, and the site of the missing
| stone found.
! The buried portion OF the original stone
| vas found by the men white sinking hole
! for the new stone to be erected. The old
| stone was buried and Il substantial mariS
Of Brandyn inc granite, about one foot
| square, erected, bearing ''P. and NJ" on
lie sides. On the brow of the hill. slopng
| Town To the ravine which contains the
| stone, Il water brook and Il profusiun Of
| Mid flowers, stands an old stone house.
WELL KNOWN TO SPORTING MEN.
| 1t is known to many of the sporting fra
| ternity III Eastern cities. as il served as
| headquarters for the principals and follow
ers Of two noted prize fights. which oc-
| CURED in an adjoining field. The first
| was Between Kelley of New York and
| Collier OF Baltimore on Pennsylvania soil
The second and last mill happened in
| Maryland between Cleary and Weedcn,
| Nearby was the famous "Backwoods Acad-
emy.' an institution founded by Alexan-
| der Terrell. who taught many students
from the adjoining States. His first pupil
was william II. Smith OF Newark. Del
Prof. Terrell's wife was Miss Mira ]
Street OF Philadelphia, an artist of merit.
The tongue of land extending from Penn
sylvania down between Marylan and Della