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03 Jul

Mason and Dixon stopped at Fort Maidstone while surveying the line between Maryland and Pennsylvania

The northern cornerstone of a chain of forts built by Virginia to protect frontier settlers from Indian forays during the French and Indian War, Fort Maidstone was built on the south side of the Potomac River opposite present Williamsport, Marylan...

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