Okay, if you want to be figurative :) I was thinking of the line that Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon surveyed in 1763-1767. That forms the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland (and part of what is now West Virginia). That is located at 39 degrees, 43 minutes, 19.521 seconds north latitude. Since Hermione mentioned "north of" the line, I figured north of 39, 43, 19.521. Maybe I've had too much math, where "line" generally means a straight line.
The expression has come to mean the division between the old free and slave states. Much of that "line" is the Ohio River, which works its way considerably south of 39 etc. north. So I suppose you could say that Cincinnati on the Ohio is south of Mason' and Dixon's line but is north of the Mason-Dixon line.
Vaguely interesting fact: Hermione's paternal grandparents live just a few miles south of Mason' and Dixon's line in western Maryland.
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Date: 2003-11-12 06:20 pm (UTC)The expression has come to mean the division between the old free and slave states. Much of that "line" is the Ohio River, which works its way considerably south of 39 etc. north. So I suppose you could say that Cincinnati on the Ohio is south of Mason' and Dixon's line but is north of the Mason-Dixon line.
Vaguely interesting fact: Hermione's paternal grandparents live just a few miles south of Mason' and Dixon's line in western Maryland.
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