1761 Milestone, Historical marker in Woonsocket, United States.
The 1761 Milestone, made of grey slate and measuring 2 feet by 3 feet, displays distance information to Boston in eighteenth-century handwriting style.
The marker was placed at the intersection of Great Road from Providence to Mendon, serving as a navigation tool for colonial-era travelers and merchants.
The Daughters of the American Revolution took responsibility for preserving this milestone in 1898, returning it to its original location during road construction.
Located at 640 South Main Street, the milestone remains embedded in a retaining wall at the corner intersection with Smithfield Road in Woonsocket.
This milestone emerged during electrical road construction and contains partial text indicating the distance to Boston, dated from the year 1761.
GPS coordinates: 41.98964,-71.53156
Latest update: March 10, 2025 23:26
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