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
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 Era • Roads & 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. 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.
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