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A contributing property in the Old King's Highway Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Historical Marker
Milestone Marker (BRN.9066)
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About this site
Milestone Marker is a historical marker in Barnstable, Barnstable County. It is one of 250 historical markers documented in Barnstable County, among 6,897 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 41.7044, -70.3179 near Barnstable. The nearest cataloged historic site is Building at 2771 Main St (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Nye, Hannah House, Hinckley, Capt. Matthias House, and Huckins, James House.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
This Milestone Marker stands at 2771 Main Street in Barnstable and is recorded as dating to about 1750. Colonial Massachusetts set stone milestones along its main post roads to measure distances between towns, guiding travelers and the mail before modern signage existed. It is a contributing property in a National Register historic district.
Also at or near Barnstable, Barnstable County
“Milestone Marker” names 2 distinct records in Barnstable County. This page is the historical marker in Barnstable. The others:
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Nearby in Barnstable County
Landmark
Building at 2771 Main St
Barnstable
Landmark
Nye, Hannah House
Barnstable
Landmark
Hinckley, Capt. Matthias House
Barnstable
Landmark
Building at 2787 Main St
Barnstable
Landmark
Huckins, James House
Barnstable
Landmark
Building at 11 Allyn Ln
Barnstable
Landmark
Harris, Capt. Thomas House
Barnstable
Landmark
Smith, James Jr. House
Barnstable