TRANSPORTATION · HISTORICAL MARKER

Boston Post Road

West Brookfield, Massachusetts
· 68 Miles from Boston
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This road was the first mail route in North America, established in 1673 by King Charles II of England. In 1767, while Benjamin Franklin was Postmaster General, mileage was marked with stone markers from Boston to New York City.
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