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Stratford in Fairfield County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Ye Olde King’s Highway

Oldest Mail Route In America

 
 
Ye Olde King’s Highway Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, December 16, 2009
1. Ye Olde King’s Highway Marker
Inscription.
This Tablet Marks
Ye Olde
King’s Highway

Which Follows, In General
Indian Trails
and is the
Oldest Mail Route
in
America

The First Post Rider
Made The Trip From
New York to Boston
In January
1673
Placed by
Mary Silliman Chapter
D.A.R.
1915

 
Erected 1915 by Mary Silliman Chapter D.A.R.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraRoads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1673.
 
Location. 41° 11.554′ N, 73° 7.596′ W. Marker is in Stratford, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. Marker is at the intersection of Elm Street and East Broadway, on the left when traveling north on Elm Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stratford CT 06615, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery Gate (approx. ¼ mile away); Planted in Memory of Theodore Roosevelt (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Congregational Burying Ground (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stratford Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stratford Vietnam Memorial (approx.
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0.3 miles away); Stratford American Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stratford Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stratford Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stratford.
 
Ye Olde King’s Highway Marker image. Click for full size.
HistoricTownsOfAmerica.com - Guy Saladino, November 1, 2020
2. Ye Olde King’s Highway Marker
Boston Post Road (est. 1673): New York to Boston - Oldest Mail Postal Route in America
Ye Olde King’s Highway Marker image. Click for more information.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, December 16, 2009
3. Ye Olde King’s Highway Marker
Boston Post Road (est. 1673): New York to Boston - Oldest Mail Postal Route in America
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,472 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on December 24, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.   2. submitted on February 20, 2021, by HistoricTownsOfAmerica.com - Guy Saladino of Long Beach, New York.   3. submitted on December 24, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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