From hushpuppies to hot chicken, here are 10 iconic Southern foods you won’t find done right above the Mason-Dixon Line—and ...

The Mason-Dixon line forms the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland. In the mythology of American history, however, the line is better known as the old crack between North and South.

Over time, the Mason-Dixon Line, which marked the Pennsylvania-Maryland border (as well as Delaware’s western edge), came to define the American house divided—between North and South ...

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.” ...

The invasive Joro spider, with yellow legs and enormous webs, is rapidly advancing toward the northeastern United States, ...

And then I asked the OLLI class about the length of the Mason-Dixon Line in Lancaster County. The answer surprised the 100 present, as it did for me when I first looked at it.

In regions where a lot of corn is grown, like the Midwest's "corn belt" (which includes portions of most Midwestern states), the amount of corn grown can actually have an impact on humidity levels.

Incredibly, Mason and Dixon were successful. The 233-mile line they drew was often accurate to within 100 feet. It was, one historian said, the 18th-century equivalent of putting a man on the moon.

Matt Drumheller of Register Associates, PLS, recently resurveyed the Mason-Dixon Line, a process that included finding five monuments at the Pennsylvania-Maryland border on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.

What remains of the original Mason-Dixon Line crown stone near Wiley’s Station in southern York County can be seen at right. A replica stone is seen at left in this 2016 picture.