1761 Milestone
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nomadwillie
N 41° 59.378 W 071° 31.894
19T E 290300 N 4651726
Marking the junction of the highway from Great Road to Boston.
Waymark Code: WMQY2R
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 04/13/2016
Views: 5
From Wikipedia
The 1761 Milestone is a milestone on 640 South Main Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The stone originally marked the junction of a Colonial highway from Great Road and an east-west route from Boston, Massachusetts, to the state of Connecticut. The stone was rediscovered during the installation of an electrical road (likely a tram). In 1898, the stone was reportedly restored to its original location by the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The stone is embedded in a low retaining wall at the corner of South Main Street and Smithfield Road. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 24, 1982, and is historically significant as Colonial-era highway marker.
Easy to miss if you are not looking for it or not looking down. I was following Tour 4 from the American Guide Series, Rhode Island, A Guide to the Smallest State.
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