The Star gazer’s Stone, along Stargazer Road in Newlin Township, marks the site of the observatory where Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon began their observations of the night sky in the attempt to discern the actual boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland in 1764, now known as the Mason-Dixon Line.

About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
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