8 Miles to Boston - U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments on Waymarking.com

This milestone marks the divergence of two paths to Boston town, given the inscriptions on both sides. One side reads:

"BOSTON
8 MILES
1734
A. I."

and the other reads:

"CAMBRIDGE
New Bridge
2 3/4 Miles
1794"

The "A.I." refers to the original surveyor, Abraham Ireland, and "New Bridge" became the West Boston Bridge, which was replaced by the Longfellow Bridge in 1906.

Monumentation Type: Dressed stone Monument Category: Pre-1900 Post Road Milepost Accessible to general public: yes Monument Website: [Web Link] County: Cambridge USGS Quad: Boston North Approximate date of monument: 01/01/1734 Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed Monument Category (if other): Not listed Explain Non-Public access: Not listed Historical significance: Not listed NGS PID: Not listed Other Coordinates: Not Listed Other Coordinates details: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
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2. A 'distant' photo including the monument in the view is highly recommended. Include the compass direction you faced when you took the picture.

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