1761 Milestone
The 1761 Milestone is a mile marker located at 640 South Main Street in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The stone originally marked the junction of a Colonial highway from Great Road and an east–west route from Boston, Massachusetts to Connecticut.Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Smithfield Friends Meeting House, Parsonage and Cemetery and Museum of Work and Culture.
Smithfield Friends Meeting House, Parsonage and Cemetery
Church
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The Smithfield Friends Meeting House, Parsonage and Cemetery, is a Friends meeting house of the Religious Society of Friends, rebuilt in 1881. It is located at 108 Smithfield Road in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Smithfield Friends Meeting House, Parsonage and Cemetery is situated 540 feet east of 1761 Milestone.
Museum of Work and Culture
Museum
The Museum of Work and Culture is a museum in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, that features exhibits focusing on the city's textile manufacturing heritage. The museum is operated by the Rhode Island Historical Society and located at 42 South Main Street in Market Square in the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. Museum of Work and Culture is situated 1 mile northeast of 1761 Milestone.
Woonsocket City Hall
Town hall
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The Woonsocket City Hall, is located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Edward Harris, a leading Woonsocket industrialist, constructed the earliest part of the building in 1856, and it was known as the Harris Block, with stores on the first floor, and an auditorium hall seating 1,100 on the third floor. Woonsocket City Hall is situated 1¼ miles northeast of 1761 Milestone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Union Village and Branch Village.
Union Village
Village
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Union Village or "Bank Village" is a village and historic district located in North Smithfield and Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States on Rhode Island Route 146A.
Branch Village
Neighborhood
Branch Village is a village in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. Located on Rhode Island Route 146A near the intersection of St. Paul Street in North Smithfield, the village takes its name from the Branch River which runs through it.
Woonsocket
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Woonsocket, is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 43,240 at the 2020 census, making it the sixth largest city in the state.
1761 Milestone
- Type: Historic site
- Description: mile marker in Woonsocket, Rhode Island
- Categories: milestone, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of North Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.98964° or 41° 59′ 23″ northLongitude
-71.53156° or 71° 31′ 54″ westOpen location code
87HCXFQ9+V9OpenStreetMap ID
node 4721686635OpenStreetMap feature
historic=milestoneWikidata ID
Q4552983
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Polish—“1761 Milestone” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “১৭৬১ মাইলস্টোন”
- Polish: “1761 Milestone”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Friends Cemetery and Union Cemetery.
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