I think I'm right to say had the Potomac run a couple miles north at Hancock,then when Mason-Dixon surveyed the Pa-Md line in the 1760;s Maryland would have ended there,40 miles east of Cumberland,Md and points west in Md. And Maryland would not have been able to offer the land west of Cumberland as REV War soldiers land grants. I live in one of the 2 Va Military District' for it's REV WAR VETS,just east of Cincinnati. Pa granted nw Pa,between the Allegany and present Ohio boundry to it's vets. On Mon, 28 Aug 2000 17:30:12 -0400 Elaine D Tomkins <edtom@megsinet.net> writes: > Hermon, > > You are right about the distance. From 1754 to 1820 when that area > of > Hampshire Co. became Morgan Co., that area of Hampshire Co., Va, was > 1.8 > miles ("as the crow flies") from the Pa. border, including the width > of the > Potomac Riv. The 1.8 miles is today's measurement, but I doubt that > the > river has changed it all that much since the period of 1754-1820 > when it was > part of Hampshire Co. > > Elaine > > HERMON B FAGLEY wrote: > > > I read someplace that Md was about 1 1\2 miles wide near > Hancock,Md. > > If so,and adding yards for the Potomac River, the Pa line > Mason-Dixon > > surveyed in the > > 1760's is within 2 miles of Hampshire Co,WV. If it's a bit > > further,it's not much. > > And the easy roads ran north-south up the mountian valleys,not > east-west > > across the mountians. > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.