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 48 ML to Boston 1771 B.W. - Sutton MA Posted by:  nomadwillie
N 42° 08.309 W 071° 46.998
19T E 269984 N 4668901
Considering its age, the marker is in remarkable condition. Don't drive too fast our you will miss it. I did 3 times.
Waymark Code: WM1412N
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2021
Views: 1
At 1.3 m. on the Oxford Rd. is a granite Milestone, five feet high and eight inches thick, marked ' 48 ML to Boston 1771 B.W. ' In 1771 the county commissioners undertook to place milestones along what was then called the Connecticut Rd.
Colonel Bartholomew Woodbury, a local innkeeper, was quick to sense the advertising advantage of a milestone at the front door of his tavern. Unfortunately, the proper location of the milestone was several hundred feet south of the tavern. The colonel overcame this obstacle by persuading the commissioners to waive the mere matter of accuracy and to authorize the setting of the stone where he desired. He promised that if they would do so, he would erect at his own expense a mile- stone that would be 'the queen of all milestones.' It is interesting to speculate whether the traveling public ever discovered the discrepancy in the local mileage.
American-Guide-Series - Massachusetts: a Guide to its Places and People, p.604
Agency Responsible for Placement: Other (Place below)
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): County Commisioners 1771
Year Placed: 1771
County: Worcester
City/Town Name: Sutton
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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