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2 unusual facts about Mason–Dixon line


Mason Dixon

Mason–Dixon line separating Delaware and Pennsylvania from Maryland, surveyed 1763–1767

Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry

Once considered one of the most important college football rivalries north of the Mason–Dixon line, this intrastate rivalry was deemed the biggest annual game for both schools for a large part of their histories.


1888 in archaeology

December: Discovery of three villages by Richard Wetherill and his brother-in-law Charlie Mason while tracking stray cattle: Cliff Palace, Spruce Tree House, and Square Tower House; now part of Mesa Verde National Park.

1996 Legg Mason Tennis Classic

The 1996 Legg Mason Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C. in the United States and was part of the Championship Series of the 1996 ATP Tour.

2003 Legg Mason Tennis Classic

The 2003 Legg Mason Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C. in the United States and was part of the International Series of the 2003 ATP Tour.

2013 Citi Open

It was the 45th edition (for the men) and the 3rd edition (for the women) of the event known that year as the Citi Open (previously known on the men's tour as the Legg Mason Tennis Classic), and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2013 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments of the 2013 WTA Tour.

Angharad Mason

Mason represented Wales in the women's road race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

Arthur James Mason

His departure from Cambridge was at the urging of his friend Edward Benson, who had been appointed as Bishop of Truro and wanted Mason to act as diocesan missioner.

Batavia Cemetery

Two years later, in 1882, an organization called the National Christian Association Opposed to Secret Societies called attention to William Morgan, a Batavia resident who, after a failed bid to join the local Masonic Lodge, began speaking and writing against the order and its alleged hidden influence on society and politics.

Brant Daugherty

Brant was born and raised in Mason, Ohio, the son of David Daugherty, an art teacher, and his wife, Mary Beth (Hirt) Daugherty, head of rehabilitation services for Shriners Hospitals for Children, Cincinnati.

Brian Mason

Mason held his seat during the provincial election in 2004, which saw the caucus welcome the return of former leaders Pannu and Ray Martin, along with newcomer David Eggen.

Calling All the Monsters

It was produced by Niclas Molinder and Joacim Persson, who also co-wrote the song Johan Alkenas, and Charlie Mason, for the soundtrack, A.N.T. Farm (2011), the soundtrack to the Disney Channel television series, A.N.T. Farm.

Charlotte Mason

Shakespeare and Plutarch: Students in Mason's schools studied Shakespeare and read Plutarch regularly, as well.

Daniel Fish

In January 2011, Fish directed an adaptation of Nicholas Ray's film Bigger Than Life, entitled Tom Ryan Thinks He's James Mason Starring in a Movie By Nicholas Ray in which a Man's Illness Provides an Escape from the Pain, Pressure and Loneliness of Trying to be the Ultimate American Father, Only to Drive Him Further Into the More Thrilling Though Possibly Lonelier Roles of Addict and Misunderstood Visionary.

Della Street

In the very first Perry Mason novel, The Case of the Velvet Claws, written in the early days of the Great Depression it is revealed that Della Street came from a wealthy, or at least well-to-do, family that was wiped out by the stock market crash of 1929, forcing Della to get a job as a secretary.

Denniston Sutherland

After a couple of wins and losses, Sutherland defeated Jack Mason through a decision at UCMMA 18 - Face Off to earn the right to face UCMMA Middleweight Champion, Mark Weir.

Derek Tangye

Jeannie met many famous actors and actresses, including Danny Kaye, James Mason, Charlie Chaplin and Gertrude Lawrence as well as politicians and eminent world leaders during her time at the Savoy group of hotels.

Elizabeth Knox

In 1988 Fergus Barrowman, Nigel Cox, Elizabeth Knox, and Damien Wilkins, with the help of Bill Manhire, Alan Preston and Andrew Mason, co-founded the literary journal Sport.

Elliot Mason

Mason left England at age sixteen to study at the Berklee College of Music.

Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl is a 1977 film starring Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason.

Gunston Hall

George Mason gave Hollin Hall to his third son, Thomson Mason, through deeds of gift in 1781 and 1786.

Holy Royal Arch

Royal Arch Masons in the York Rite also meet as a Chapter, but the Royal Arch Chapter of the York Rite confers four different degrees: 'Mark Master Mason', 'Virtual Past Master', 'Most Excellent Master', and 'Royal Arch Mason'.

James Mason Owen

James Mason "Jim" Owen (born November 11, 1903-died July 12, 1972) served as Mayor of Branson, Missouri for 12 years.

Keeping up with the Joneses

The phrase is also associated with another of Edith Wharton's aunts, Mary Mason Jones, who built a large mansion at Fifth Avenue and 57th Street, then undeveloped.

Leominster

John Abel (1578/9-1675), an English carpenter and mason, granted the title of 'King's Carpenter', who was responsible for several notable structures in the ornamented half-timbered construction, notably the market house known as Grange Court (1633) in Leominster, which originally stood in Broad Street, but was rebuilt in 1855 near to the Priory Church.

Lionel de Nicéville

He worked with most 'Indian' entomologists of the day but especially with Henry John Elwes, Taylor, Wood–Mason, Martin and Marshall.

Lori Laitman

Her opera, The Scarlet Letter, to a libretto by David Mason (based on the Nathanial Hawthorne classic), will receive its professional premiere at Opera Colorado in May 2016 starring Elizabeth Futral.

Lowell Mason

Following an earlier British model, Mason embarked on producing a hymnal whose tunes would be drawn from the work of European classical composers, such as Haydn and Mozart.

Lucinda Dickey

Dickey's last onscreen acting role was in the 1990 Perry Mason television movie, Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter.

Mason Musso

On September 25, 2011, Mason released a second song, "Closer and Closer" on SoundCloud and YouTube with Blake Healy.

Mason, Michigan

David Feintuch, author of the acclaimed science fiction series the Seafort Saga, was a longtime resident of Mason.

Master Gerhard

Meister or Master Gerhard (* c 1210/1215 allegedly in Reil – 24 or 25 April 1271 in Cologne) was the first master mason of Cologne Cathedral.

Myrtle Beach Pavilion

Hurricane's trains were sold to Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, and were used on Son of Beast until its closure and eventual demolition in 2009 and 2012, respectively.

New England Art Union

The board included Everett, Dexter, and Longfellow, and a mix of prominent Bostonian businessmen, artists, and other notables: Joseph Andrews; Thomas G. Appleton; Edward C. Cabot; Alvan Fisher; Nathaniel Langdon Frothingham; James B. Gregerson; Chester Harding; Joshua H. Hayward; George S. Hilliard; Albert G. Hoit; Jonathan Mason; Benjamin S. Rotch; G. G. Smith; Charles Sumner; C. G. Thompson; and Ammi B. Young.

Pat Skipper

On film, he played Carducci in the (1996) action/horror film Hellraiser IV: Bloodline, Mason Strode from Halloween, Seabiscuit's Vet from Seabiscuit (2003), Bob from Fits and Starts, and Agent Ellroy from Chain of Command.

Paul Mason

Pablo Mason or Paul Mason, British author and retired Royal Air Force pilot

Peter Mason

Creator Ian Fleming was a friend of Mason and would consult him on the gadgets and methods used during the period.

Richard Wetherill

On December 18, 1888, Richard Wetherill and Charlie Mason, cowboys from Mancos, found Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde after spotting the ruins from the top of the mesa.

Robert Bice

Between 1957-1964 Bice made seven appearances on Perry Mason as Frank Faulkner, operative for Mason's private detective Paul Drake.

Royce de rohan Barondes

He has published scholarly articles in such journals as Fordham Law Review, Tulane Law Review, and George Mason Law Review.

Simian retrovirus

The original prototype of SRV is Mason-Pfizer monkey virus (MPMV), which derived from breast tumor tissue of a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) in 1970.

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, of Beauclerc

They had a large family, including John Scott, the eldest son who became the second Baronet of Beauclerc on the death of his father and Mason and William Martin Scott, England international rugby union players.

Stakes Is High

Songwriters: K. Mercer, D. Jolicoeur, V. Mason
Sample: "Sing a Simple Song" by Jackson 5

The Case of the Lucky Legs

On October 23, 2012, Warner Home Video released the film on DVD in Region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection alongside The Case of the Howling Dog, The Case of the Curious Bride, The Case of the Velvet Claws, The Case of the Black Cat and The Case of the Stuttering Bishop in a set entitled Perry Mason: The Original Warner Bros. Movies Collection.

The Case of the Velvet Claws

On October 23, 2012, Warner Home Video released the film on DVD in Region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection alongside The Case of the Howling Dog, The Case of the Curious Bride, The Case of the Lucky Legs, The Case of the Black Cat and The Case of the Stuttering Bishop in a set entitled Perry Mason: The Original Warner Bros. Movies Collection.

The Lakes, Minnesota

The lake and the community are located in parts of four townships in Murray County: Lake Sarah, Shetek, Murray, and Mason Townships.

They Were Sisters

Despite having achieved star-status via previous Gainsborough films such as The Man in Grey and Fanny by Gaslight, and being arguably the top male box-office draw in the country at the time, Mason's dissatisfaction with what he saw as the limitations of the British film industry were evident during the making of the film, and he later admitted that he acted most of his bullying, sadistic role in varying degrees of drunkenness.

Thomas Townsend Bucknill

Among the notable cases tried before Bucknill was that in 1912 of poisoner Frederick Seddon, who, on being found guilty of murder appealed directly to Bucknill as a brother Mason and in the name of 'The Great Architect Of The Universe' to overturn the jury’s verdict.

Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes

In the movie The Rock, John Mason (played by Sean Connery) responds to an offer of freedom by the FBI in exchange for his cooperation to help free captives on Alcatraz by saying, "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes." Stanley Goodspeed (Nicolas Cage) responds with the translation, "I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts."

William Jay Bolton

Jay was a mason's apprentice during the construction of Fonthill Abbey.


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2004–05 ECHL season

The league also adopted a "Mason-Dixon" format, as the conferences were split on the Mason-Dixon line, with the National Conference teams being north of the famed line, and American Conference teams south of the line—in effect, all teams in states of the Confederacy, creating a "North vs South" format.

Oakridge, Gloucestershire

Charles Mason, one of the surveyors of America's Mason-Dixon Line, (the other being Jeremiah Dixon), came from here.