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Tag: Stone markers

Along the Old Bay Road

December 15, 2022August 13, 2025 Gordon Harris1 Comment
Milestone 33 on the Old Bay Road

In 1639, the Colony ordered that a road be laid out from Boston to Portsmouth, to be constructed by each town along the way. The Bay Road made Ipswich an important stagecoach stop. Several milestones to indicate distances are still standing.

Posted in Roads, StoriesTagged 1639, Appleton, Old Bay Road, Rowley, Stone markers
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