Durham Road Milestone - Newtown, Pennsylvania
Posted by: BruceS
N 40° 12.845 W 074° 55.875
18T E 505850 N 4451521
Milestone along the Durham Road one mile south of Newtown.
Waymark Code: WM49P8
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/26/2008
Views: 29
Bearing the inscription "1 M to N" (one mile to Newtown) this milestone is believed to have placed before 1741. It is one of two such markers still located on the historical 43-mile road from Bristol to Durham Furnace. Newtown, an important stop along this road, was the county seat from 1726 to 1813." - text of historical marker at site
Condition: Worn
Date placed: 01/01/1741
Material: Stone
Inscription: 1 M to N
Name of road: Durham Road (PA 413)
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