Twelve-Mile Circle
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title:
Twelve-Mile Circle
text:
The Twelve-Mile Circle is an approximately circular arc that forms most of the boundary between Delaware and Pennsylvania. It is a combination of different circular arcs that have been feathered together. It is nominally a circle with an approximate and variable 12-mile (19 km) radius, centered in the town of New Castle, Delaware. In 1750, the center of the circle was fixed at the cupola of the courthouse in New Castle. The Twelve-Mile Circle continues into the Delaware River. A small portion of
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Boundary between Pennsylvania and Delaware in the United States
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Mile_Circle
date created:
2005-02-26T04:48:28Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T10:37:22Z
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