Collings-Knight Homestead Milestone #1 - Collingswood, NJ - U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments on Waymarking.com

In the backyard of the Collings-Knight homestead, in front of the back porch, are two granite mile markers from the late 19th century. This waymark is for the marker on the far left. This stone marker is about 3 feet high or so and have the following inscription incised upon its face:

2
M
To
H
4
M
to
C

The first part translates to 2 miles to Haddonfield and the second part translates to 4 miles to Camden. Every existing milestone in Camden County, NJ usually has Camden as one of the end points.

Folk are encouraged to visit this NRHP site. Simply park your car on the side of the house along Browning Road and stroll onto the grass and you'll see both of these milestones.

My best, educated guess, using Google Earth and geometry is that this milestone stone once was located on the White Horse Pike (Route 30)

Monumentation Type: Dressed stone Monument Category: Pre-1900 Post Road Milepost Accessible to general public: yes Historical significance: There is no historical significance to this monument except that is old as dirt. County: Camden USGS Quad: Wilmington Approximate date of monument: 01/01/1880 Monumentation Type (if other): Not listed Monument Category (if other): Not listed Explain Non-Public access: Not listed Monument Website: Not listed NGS PID: Not listed Other Coordinates: Not Listed Other Coordinates details: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
1. A closeup photo of the monument is required.
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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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