8 Miles to Boston, MA, along Massachusetts Ave
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Shorelander
N 42° 22.505 W 071° 07.155
19T E 325519 N 4693598
A milestone for an old road traveling by Harvard University to Boston, Massachusetts.
Waymark Code: WM3WQ1
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Team Sieni
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This milestone marks the divergence of two paths to Boston town, given the inscriptions on both sides. One side reads:

"BOSTON
8 MILES
1734
A. I."

and the other reads:

"CAMBRIDGE
New Bridge
2 3/4 Miles
1794"

The "A.I." refers to the original surveyor, Abraham Ireland, and "New Bridge" became the West Boston Bridge, which was replaced by the Longfellow Bridge in 1906.
Condition: Distressed

Date placed: 01/01/1734

Material: Stone

Inscription:
"BOSTON 8 MILES 1734 A. I." "CAMBRIDGE New Bridge 2 3/4 Miles 1794"

Name of road: Massachusetts Avenue
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