Haverhill Street Milestone

The Haverhill Street Milestone is a historic milestone on Haverhill Street in Reading, Massachusetts. Located on the east side of the road just south of its junction with Wakefield Street, it is a granite slab with a rounded top that is about 2.5 feet (0.76 m) in height (including the buried portion). It is marked "B / 12 / M", denoting the distance along what was historically the post road between Boston and Haverhill. Similar markers are found in neighboring Wakefield.[2]

Haverhill Street Milestone
Haverhill Street Milestone is located in Massachusetts
Haverhill Street Milestone
Haverhill Street Milestone is located in the United States
Haverhill Street Milestone
LocationReading, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°32′17.59″N 71°5′14.44″W
Built1800
MPSReading MRA
NRHP reference No.85000499 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 1985

The marker was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

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