8 Miles to Boston, MA, along Massachusetts Ave
Posted by: Shorelander
N 42° 22.505 W 071° 07.155
19T E 325519 N 4693598
A milestone for an old road traveling by Harvard University to Boston, Massachusetts.
Waymark Code: WM3WQ1
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2008
Views: 23
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.
Condition: Distressed
Date placed: 01/01/1734
Material: Stone
Inscription: "BOSTON
8 MILES
1734
A. I."
"CAMBRIDGE
New Bridge
2 3/4 Miles
1794"
Name of road: Massachusetts Avenue
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