34L 5B Bardstown to Louisville Road Milestone, Bardstown, Kentucky
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N 37° 53.053 W 085° 28.192
16S E 634556 N 4194072
One of 14 remaining mile stones located on the Bardstown to Louisville road.
Waymark Code: WM73XP
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 08/29/2009
Views: 5
Historical marker located on this same road provides history of road and Milestones. The Marker text relevant to this mile stone reads:
"Mile Stones, ca. 1835 ~ Along the early turnpikes the law required mile posts. Some were cut from stone and some cut from iron. They showed the distance to each end of the turnpike. Typical of the stone markers are 14 along the east side of the present highway, at their approximate initial locations beside the old Bardstown Louisville Turnpike. 1967 Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky department of Highways. 1021"
Condition: Worn
Date placed: 01/01/1835
Material: Stone
Inscription:
"34 L 5B"
Name of road: Bardstown Louisville Turnpike AKA Louisville Rd. or Hwy 150
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