This is a home movie showing a family’s trek from Maryland to Florida or, as the title card at the start states, “South of the Mason-Dixon Line”. We don’t know who shot or edited the film, but it includes wonderful title cards throughout. The Mason-Dixon Line is a demarcation line drawn by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon in the late 18th century as part of the resolution of a border dispute involving Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware in the colonial United States. The footage begins in Maryland but quickly changes to sights and scenes from around Colonial Williamsburg. Then the viewer is taken through the Blue Ridge Mountains in Pennsylvania and shown scenes of rural life there. The film ends exploring the pristine Cypress Gardens, Florida and Middleton Place in South Carolina.

Film opens, illustrated map of America’s south east coast and text that says “South of the Mason Dixon Line” (0:08). Montage various trees, wildlife i.e. Oriental Wisteria (0:11). Barbara Fritchie’s House and Museum, Frederick, Maryland; small creek behind museum; Trees lined with colorful buds of flowers (0:42). Luray Singing Tower Monument, Virginia (1:32). Woman on farm wearing dress, red cardigan walks toward camera (1:56). Scenes along Skyline Drive, Shenandoah Valley; Flora and fauna i.e. Great white trillium flowers, dandelions (2:00). Close-up snail as it crawls along wood stump (3:20). Mountain Laurel plant growing along Blue Ridge Mountains (3:45). Humble cabin in middle of valley, makeshift timber bridge stretching over stream, two young girls pose for camera (4:20). Golden sunlight shines through clouds during golden hour, sky changes to pastel colors as dusk falls (4:47). Desolate road lined with orange, brown trees with autumnal leaves (5:08). Scenes from Williamsburg, Virginia – former colonial capital (est.1699) named after King William III; 1930s-era automobile trails behind horse-drawn coach with two coachmen dressed in colonial-era costume (6:19). Colonial Williamsburg Courthouse (6:34). “Old Powder Horn” building (est.1715) (6:37). Front view of colonial-era horse-drawn coach and four horses (6:46). American Revolution, meeting of Convention of 1776 which declared colonies free; Colonial Williamsburg Capitol (Rebuilt from original plans found in Bodleian Library, England) (6:52). Brick prison house, Public Gaol, man dressed as jailor in re-enactment costume (7:12). Colonial Williamsburg Governor’s Palace; Palace gardens and grounds; Women dressed-up in colonial-era gowns as well as “help” in kitchen wearing domestic clothing (7:38). Sign for Travis House restaurant, man dressed in colonial-era breeches and blouse serves food on tray to dining visitors (8:12). Williamsburg Inn (8:37). Perhaps 1936 Oldsmobile Coup parked on road (8:44). William & Mary College campus: Wren Building framed by tree-lined path (8:53). George Wythe House (1755) (9:11). Shenandoah Chinchilla Farm Inc. grounds, animal handler shows off chinchilla (9:27). Song title “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine” referring to Blue Ridge Mountains, scenes from life in the mountains: Women sit on side of the road and embroider fabric (10:08). Quote from Robert Frost poem “Two Tramps in Mud Time,” light changes on grassy hill-side as clouds move through sky (10:30). Smoky Mountains National Park, North Caroline and Tennessee; Car seen driving along trail that loops around highway and passes through two tunnels (10:45). Twilight in Smoky Mountains (11:18). Cotton fields in Tennessee, cotton blossoms (last two days: yellow bloom, then pink on second day) (11:30). Scenes from Ozark Mountains in Arkansas (Mount Gaylor – unincorporated community): Pigs, piglets roam farm; Group of young local kids pose for camera (11:50). Ducks float on small pond as dusk falls (13:09). Row houses along a Charleston street (13:17). View down street of St. Philip’s Church Charleston, South Carolina (13:28). Women sell flowers on sidewalk (13:34). Boat ride through Cypress Gardens (13:53). Middleton Place house and grounds (15:05). Film ends (15:48).

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