Historical Marker

Hartford Mile Marker

Longmeadow · Hampden County

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The Story

Hartford Mile Marker is a historic marker located at 664-674 Longmeadow St in Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Built in 1768. It is a contributing property in a National Register historic district. A contributing property in the Longmeadow Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

About this site

Hartford Mile Marker is a historical marker in Longmeadow, Hampden County. It is one of 129 historical markers documented in Hampden County, among 3,815 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.

The site sits at 42.0528, -72.5825 near Longmeadow. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ely, Dea. Nathaniel House (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ely, Nathaniel Jr. - Burbank, James House, Gates, Israel - Lawton, Sanford House, and Bliss, Ebenezer - Leete, Theodore House.

This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Hartford Mile Marker on Longmeadow Street is a colonial milestone recorded as dating to 1768, marking distance along the old road toward Hartford, Connecticut. Milestones guided travelers and post riders on the main routes of eighteenth-century New England. It is a contributing property in a National Register historic district.

📍 42.0528, -72.5825 · Longmeadow, Hampden County
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