Milestone 52 Miles From Boston - 1767 Milestones - Leicester, Massachusetts
Posted by: BruceS
N 42° 14.518 W 071° 52.027
19T E 263443 N 4680623
Franklin Milestone located on east side of Leicester, Massachusetts.
Waymark Code: WM4TH1
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2008
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This marker is is along the Boston Post road which was laid out by Ben Franklin in 1853 when he was Deputy Post Master General for the Northern Colonies. He ordered the that the stones be placed to regulate postal rates. This milestone is inscribed "52 Miles From Boston" The milestone has now been incorporated into a stone wall across the road from Hank's Marine The stone is a contributing object in the 1767 Milestones Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.