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From 1838 to 1972 the Northern Central Railroad connected Baltimore, Maryland with York, Pennsylvania and points north. The historic train stations in New Freedom and Hanover Junction serve today as reminders of several note-worthy Civil War events, including a stopover in Hanover Junction by Abraham Lincoln on his way to deliver his famous Gettyburg Address. Before the Civil War, the southern boundary of Pennsylvania was considered the dividing line between the slave and non-slave states. In the 1700's, a boundary quarrel arose between Pennsylvania and Maryland. The two agreed to settle the dispute by having the land surveyed. English astronomers Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon were contacted. They completed their survey in 1767 and the line was named after them. Club member Joe Shaw, a member of the Mason-Dixon Foundation is taking part in the retracement of the Mason-Dixon Line. |
