Milestone (Arlington, Massachusetts) Explained

Milestone
Coordinates:42.4228°N -71.1813°W
Built:1790
Added:September 27, 1985
Mpsub:Arlington MRA
Refnum:85002683

This Milestone, carved in 1790, is a historic milestone at the intersection of Appleton Street and Paul Revere Road in Arlington, Massachusetts. It denotes the point at which the historic road from Boston to Concord, Massachusetts was 8miles from Boston. The road was realigned (to roughly the current alignment of Massachusetts Avenue) in 1811, bypassing the marker. It was moved slightly during road works in 1940, and now sits in a triangular island in the intersection.[1]

The marker was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: MACRIS inventory record for Milestone. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2014-03-28.