Dave,
Beg pardon; it was much taller than Hadrian's Wall.
Gene
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Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 12:30 PM
To: 105671.471@compuserve.com; jonmac@ndirect.co.uk;
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Subject: Re: Owners handbook and mason-dixon line
>Message text written by "jonmac"
>>After a morning of searching, I can't find this line on my map of the
US.
>Perhaps I should I insert it but why did Messrs Mason and Dixon decide
to
>draw it in the first place? More than that, what are the co-efficients
to
>convert said unit of measurement to Imperial, Metric, Whitworth or BSF?
I
>have time on my hands at the moment and need to ensure it's properly
used.
><
>
>John, think of it as an American Hadrian's wall. Only made out of pine
>boards and long since rotted away.
>
>Dave
See:
http://freespace.virgin.net/john.cletheroe/usa_can/usa/mas_dix.htm
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