Talk:Wedge (border)
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[edit] Unclear text
The sentence before the last one is broken. I don't see what was meant.
In 1892, W.C. Hodgkins of the Office of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey monument and eastward extension of the Maryland-Pennsylvania border, and created the "Top of The Wedge Line."Tinus 23:53, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
- Fixed. — Eoghanacht talk 13:13, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] The map
I'm just looking at the map given on the page and it looks as though there is no wedge: the Twelve-Mile Circle just ends in a "horizontal" boundary with Pennsylvania. Is the map off or something? ZanderSchubert 04:18, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- Which map are you refering to? The general map shows current state boundaries. The detailed diagram shows the various "lines" that make up the wedge. — Eoghanacht talk 18:13, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
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- After a reread, I get the map now. *slaps forehead* Sorry for wasting time...ZanderSchubert
[edit] What's in the Wedge?
Seems like this should be covered.
- I live near there and can't think of anything of note. Just houses and subdivisions along back roads. 71.126.112.34 02:33, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Boundry specifics
As a map geek and a local history geek with my roots in Pennsylvania, this article fascinates me. There is one thing related to this article, and boundaries in general, I'd like to see discussed. The southern boundary of PA is shown on a map as being the line of lattitude at 39 degree 43 minutes--but if you look at a topographical quadrangle map the numbered stones of the Mason-Dixon survey describe a very slightly--but obviously--zig-zag line. Likewise, I seem to recall that the 12-mile-circle arc on the topo quads is not a perfect circle but rather based on the points from an old and difficult survey. So which are the actual boundaries: the ideal lines described on paper or the lines marked by stones and pins and what not that were actually surveyed? The same applies to Wyoming and Colorado. At least one of the two is described as rectangular in their wikipedia article, but a look at the topo quads shows even more obvious deviations. PurpleChez (talk) 16:42, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
