Boston Post Road

Boston Post Road (HMN49)

Location: Rye, NY 10580 Westchester County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 57.496', W 73° 42.33'

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This is one of some 230 markers erected on the Boston Post Road in 1763

Their locations were fixed by Benjamin Franklin the Deputy Postmaster General who for that purpose drove a chaise with a distance recorder over the route.Restored to this its original position June 1st, 1927, by the Village of Rye.

'Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set.'(Proverbs XXII Verse 28.)
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HM NumberHMN49
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Year Placed1927
Placed ByVillage of Rye
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 7:57pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 608939 N 4534931
Decimal Degrees40.95826667, -73.70550000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 57.496', W 73° 42.33'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 57' 29.76" N, 73° 42' 19.80" W
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Area Code(s)914
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 230-234 Boston Post Rd, Rye NY 10580, US
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