Franklin Mile Marker - 10 Miles to New Haven - Milford, CT
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neoc1
N 41° 13.722 W 073° 03.508
18T E 662724 N 4565962
A Franklin Mile Marker indicating it is 10 miles to New Haven is located on the southwest corner of West River Street and Maple Street in Milford, CT.
Waymark Code: WM17520
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 12/14/2022
Views: 3
A milestone with a bronze plaque marks the distance from Milford, CT to New Haven, CT. The marker was originally on the Old Boston Post Road which was part of system of mail-delivery routes between New York City and Boston, MA set out by the Postmaster General of the United Stated, Benjamin Franklin. Both the Lower Post Road and the Upper Post Road passed through Milford and New Haven. The Lower Boston Road continued from New Haven to Providence, RI then Boston, MA whereas the Upper Post Road continued from New Haven to Springfield, MA and then to Boston, MA.
The plaque is inscribed:
MILESTONE
ON ORIGINAL BOSTON
POST ROAD
SET BY ORDER OF
BENJ FRANKLIN
POSTMASTER GENERAL
1735
The oher side of the milestone is inscribed:
X
NH
Location Type: Franklin Mile Marker
Reference Web Site: [Web Link]
Established Date: 01/01/1735
Property Type: Public
Fee required: no
Location Notes: Not listed
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