Clinton in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Milestone

Photographed by Conrad Ward, December 2, 2023

1. Milestone Marker

Inscription.
This replica of the milestone placed here in the mid 1700s marks 25 miles to New Haven. Benjamin Franklin, then Colonial Postmaster General, determined the sites of these markers along the Post Road connecting New York and Boston.

Clinton Historical Society
May 25, 2004

Original milestone is displayed in Clinton Historical Museum at Andrews Memorial.

Erected 2004 by Clinton Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Communications • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 41° 16.648′ N, 72° 31.316′ W. Marker is in Clinton in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of E Main Street (U.S. 1) and Church Road, on the right when traveling east on E Main Street. Located within the Clinton Village Historic District. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 68 E Main Street, Clinton CT 06413, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley

and on the Connecticut Shoreline.

It is also in the American

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Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Middlesex County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Charles Morgan (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Abraham Pierson (about 300 feet away); The Tree of Hope and Peace (about 300 feet away); Clinton Veterans Monument (about 500 feet away); Yale College (about 500 feet away); Field of Flags (about 500 feet away); Clinton (about 600 feet away); A Walk Through Historic Clinton (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clinton.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, December 2, 2023

2. Milestone Marker

Overview of the area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, December 2, 2023

3. Overview of the area

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 424 times since then and 120 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 13, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.