Hartford and Tolland Turnpike - Vernon, CT
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N 41° 50.322 W 072° 27.955
18T E 710403 N 4634972
A well preserved milestone placed by the Hartford and Tolland Turnpike is located on the north side of the Hartford Turnpike, Route 30, in front of the Vernon Community Arts Center in Vernon, CT.
Waymark Code: WMRQ9B
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2016
Views: 4
Stage coaches carrying mail traveled through Connecticut between Boston and New York along three post roads including one through Vernon, CT along the Hartford and Tolland Turnpike. Each mile along this route was marked with a milestone placed by the turnpike company who operated that section of the route.
This historic milestone, placed by the Hartford and Tolland Turnpike Company, is 6 miles from the Tolland Court House and erected near the stage stop at the old McLean Tavern. The milestone is encased in a granite frame which contains a bronze plaque with the insignia of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Condition: Immaculate
Date placed: 01/01/1801
Material: Stone
Inscription:
Plaque:
OLD MILESTONE
ERECTED BY
HARTFORD AND TOLLAND
TURNPIKE COMPANY
1801
SIX MILES
TO TOLLAND COURT HOUSE
McLEAN TAVERN
BUILT IN 1793
STOOD ON THESE GROUNDS
MARKER PLACED BY
SABRA TRUMBULL CHAPTER D.A.R.
JUNE 14, 1984
The milestone is inscribed:
VI.
M.T.C.H.
Name of road: Hartford Turnpike - Route 30
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