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'Upon the day appointed...' December 5, 1763
...the House in Question, to establish its north Wall officially as the southernmost Point of Philadelphia.
According to personal communication with Todd M. Babcock, Chairman of the Mason and Dixon Line Preservation Partnership, this is the location of the point they surveyed as the southernmost point to within 5'+/-. The house was called the Plumstead and Huddle House located at 30 South (Cedar) Street and was established as the southernmost point in 1763.
...erecting an Observatory in a vacant Piece, nearby...
, this is the location of the Observatory to within 5'+/-.
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Flower-de-luce
another flower-named tavern (like the Orchid.)
"Flower of Light." A lily and a magnetical symbol for North. Also the
Fleur de lis
Annotation Index
One:
Latitudes and Departures
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1: 5-11,
2: 12-13,
3: 14-29,
4: 30-41,
5: 42-46,
6: 47-57,
7: 58-76,
8: 77-86,
9: 87-93,
10: 94-104,
11: 105-115,
12: 116-124,
13: 125-145,
14: 146-157,
15: 158-166,
16: 167-174,
17: 175-182,
18: 183-189,
19: 190-198,
20: 199-206,
21: 207-214,
22: 215-227,
23: 228-237,
24: 238-245,
25: 245-253
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Two:
America
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26: 257-265,
27: 266-274,
28: 275-288,
29: 289-295,
30: 296-301,
31: 302-314,
32: 315-326,
33: 327-340,
34: 341-348,
35: 349-361,
36: 362-370,
37: 371-381,
38: 382-390,
39: 391-398,
40: 399-409,
41: 410-421,
42: 422-435,
43: 436-439,
44: 440-447,
45: 448-451,
46: 452-459,
47: 460-465,
48: 466-475,
49: 476-483,
50: 484-490,
51: 491-498,
52: 499-510,
53: 511-524,
54: 525-541,
55: 542-553,
56: 554-561,
57: 562-569,
58: 570-574,
59: 575-584,
60: 585-596,
61: 597-607,
62: 608-617,
63: 618-622,
64: 623-628,
65: 629-632,
66: 633-645,
67: 646-657,
68: 658-664,
69: 665-677,
70: 678-686,
71: 687-693,
72: 694-705,
73: 706-713
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Three:
Last Transit
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74: 717-732,
75: 733-743,
76: 744-748,
77: 749-757,
78: 758-773
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