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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage Blocks
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To identify and record the location of old Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage Blocks or other type stone, concrete, or iron objects that aided a rider or passanger to mount or dismount a horse or carriage, that are of historical interest and were in use when a horse was the main form of transportation before the automobile.
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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksCorner Grocery Store Water Trough - Montgomery, AL

in Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage Blocks

The Corner Grocery Store is one of the restored buildings located in the Living Block of Old Alabama Town. The iron trough is located next to the store.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xptwo

location: Alabama

date approved: 6/17/2013

last visited: never

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksCentral Fire Station Horse Trough -- Sweetwater TX

in Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage Blocks

The beautiful rock-embellished horse watering trough (later a goldfish pond) in front of Sweetwater's old Central Fire Station across from City hall.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Texas

date approved: 5/29/2013

last visited: 5/25/2013

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksMarket St nr Old Sedgwick Co. Courthouse -- Wichita KS

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A half-dozen hand-forged iron hitching rings line the original stone curb blocks along Market Street on the east side of the 1888 Sedgwick County Courthouse, waiting for the horses who stopped coming here almost a century ago.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Kansas

date approved: 5/6/2013

last visited: 3/16/2013

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksFischer, Joseph House aUpping Stone - Benicia, CA

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The upping stone in front of this historic home in Benicia.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1

location: California

date approved: 4/26/2013

last visited: never

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksTwin Hitching Posts -- 368 N 1st St, Osborne KS

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Just a few blocks north of downtown Osborne KS sits a near-turn-of-the-century house with two historic period hitching posts in front.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Kansas

date approved: 4/21/2013

last visited: 3/15/2013

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksRobert Mills House Upping Stone - Columbia, South Carolina

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Upping stone located in front of historic Robert Mills house in Columbia, South Carolina.

posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS

location: South Carolina

date approved: 4/13/2013

last visited: never

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksFrank Howard House - Atchison KS

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The cast-iron horse-head hitching post outside of the Frank Howard House in Atchison KS dates from the late 19th-century, when the home was built.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Kansas

date approved: 4/3/2013

last visited: 3/13/2013

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksW. F. Dolan House -- Atchison KS

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The W. F. Dolan House (built 1880) is a National Register contributing building in the Amelia Earhart Historic District. It features a beautiful cast-iron double-ring hitching post.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Kansas

date approved: 4/3/2013

last visited: 3/13/2013

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksDrinking Trough & Upping Stone - Grays Inn Road, Clerkenwell, London, UK

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This drinking trough is on the wet side of Grays Inn Road just to the south of the junction with Heathcote Street.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Master Mariner

location: London, United Kingdom

date approved: 3/30/2013

last visited: never

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksWalt Whitman's Upping Stone - Camden, NJ

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This is about as historic of an upping stone one might find...it has the initials of Walt Whitman incised on the top of it!

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Math Teacher

location: New Jersey

date approved: 3/27/2013

last visited: never

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksN. R. Lyons Mansion Carriage Block -- Fort Scott KS

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The personalized carriage block for the N. R. Lyons family sits in the sidewalk in front of their elegant Victorian mansion at 750 S National Ave in Fort Scott KS.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Kansas

date approved: 3/26/2013

last visited: 3/11/2013

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksL. E. Lyons Mansion Carriage Block -- Fort Scott KS

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The personalized carriage block for the L. E. Lyons family sits in front of their elegant mansion at 742 S National Ave. in Fort Scott KS.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Kansas

date approved: 3/26/2013

last visited: 3/11/2013

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksConfederate Memorial Museum -- Atoka OK

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Two old hitching posts rescued from a downtown residential neighborhood in Atoka and relocated to the grounds of the Confederate Memorial Museum a few miles north of Atoka on US 69.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Oklahoma

date approved: 3/19/2013

last visited: 3/9/2013

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksLongfellow's Wayside Inn - Sudbury MA

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The stepping stone sits to the right of the main entrance to the inn. It has seen alot use over the time since 1716.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member nomadwillie

location: Massachusetts

date approved: 2/21/2013

last visited: never

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksMounting Block and Post, East End Road, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex.

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A well worn set of mouting blocks adjacent to the church wall.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member greysman

location: South East England, United Kingdom

date approved: 2/20/2013

last visited: never

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksRed Sandstone Hitching Post -- Waxahachie TX

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The cutest and most unique hitching post we have ever seen, hand-carved out of soft red sandstone, sits proudly outside of the Ellis County Courthouse (itself beautiful and unique) on the square on downtown Waxahachie TX.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Texas

date approved: 2/17/2013

last visited: 8/6/1994

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksCarriage House Hitching Post -- King Ranch, Kingsville TX

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The historic hitching posts outside of Henrietta King's Carriage House, built for her in 1909 near the Main House of the King Ranch, have been used by many generations of folks connected to this mythic South Texas ranch.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Texas

date approved: 2/16/2013

last visited: 2/16/2013

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksMounting Block, Shooters Hill, London. UK

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This mounting block sits beside the main road at the top of Shooters Hill in London. UK

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dave-harris

location: South East England, United Kingdom

date approved: 2/2/2013

last visited: 2/9/2013

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksDrinking Trough, Rochester High Street, Rochester. Kent. UK

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Along Rochester High Street, once the main road is this Drinking Trough

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dave-harris

location: South East England, United Kingdom

date approved: 1/21/2013

last visited: 3/15/2013

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksOld Alabama Town Water Trough - Montgomery, AL

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Just outside the carriage house is this iron water trough from the 1800s. It is located in the Living Block of Old Alabama Town in Montgomery, Alabama.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member xptwo

location: Alabama

date approved: 1/9/2013

last visited: never

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksMounting Block - Son Mico, Mallorca, Spain

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This old mounting block is outside an old farm house on hiking route GR 221 between the towns of Soller and Deya.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc

location: Islas Baleares, Spain

date approved: 1/7/2013

last visited: never

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksHitchin post - Barnet by pass - Herts

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An award winning hitching post by the busy dual carriage way in Hertfordshire

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12

location: Southern England, United Kingdom

date approved: 12/4/2012

last visited: never

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksHitching Ring, Downs Road, Leatherhead. Surrey. UK

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A Hitching Ring in a wall in the older part of Leatherhead

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dave-harris

location: South East England, United Kingdom

date approved: 11/15/2012

last visited: never

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksDrinking Trough, Leatherhead, Surrey. UK

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This old drinking trough is beside Dorking Road in Leatherhead, UK

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dave-harris

location: South East England, United Kingdom

date approved: 11/15/2012

last visited: never

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Historic Upping Stones, Hitching Posts, and Carriage BlocksUpping Stone, Uppermill, UK

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This upping stone is standing outside the Brownhill Countryside Centre very close to the towpath of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc

location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom

date approved: 11/11/2012

last visited: never

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