05-05-2015, 11:47 PM
(05-05-2015, 10:42 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote:(05-05-2015, 05:40 PM)Jimbone Wrote: The 'South' has traditionally been delineated by the Mason-Dixon line, which separates Pennsylvania from West Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. During the Civil War, 'Dixie' became a nickname for the Confederacy, and its believed to have come as a reference to the Mason-Dixon line (even though Maryland and Delaware were slave states, but did not secede).
Well, that clears it right up.
Ha! I grew up in Pennsylvania, and took to Civil War history from field trips to historical sites while in elementary school. Guess some of that fancy learnin' stuck in my head!
Plus when you cross the border from Pennsylvania into Maryland, there is usually a Mason-Dixon Line sign somewhere near the 'Welcome to Maryland' sign.