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Hancock is a town in Washington County, Maryland that is notable for being located at the narrowest part of the state. The north-south distance from the Pennsylvania state line to the West Virginia state line is only 1.8 miles. The 1.8-mile distance from the Maryland/Pennsylvania state line to the Maryland/West Virginia state line is the smallest non-vertex* border-to-border distance of any U.S. state. *A vertex is a point where two or more lines, curves or edges meet. |
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| Google Earth Screenshot Showing Distance from Maryland/Pennsylvania State Line to Maryland/West Virginia State Line |
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