Parting Ways Stone, Roxbury

  • Also Known As: Roxbury 1767 Milestone

  • Address: 3 Centre St
  • Vicinity: Roxbury St
  • Neighborhood of Roxbury in Boston
  • Type: Milestone
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Object

The Parting Ways Stone is a granite road marker situated west of John Eliot Square in Roxbury, a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. The Colonial stone is marked on three sides. The front is inscribed "The Parting Stone 1744 P Dudley", while the other faces are carved with the inscriptions "Cambridge Watertown" and "Dedham & Rhode Island". - AsNotedIn


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1744/00/00 Paul Dudley (jurist) Architect The Parting Ways Stone is installed in Roxbury under the orders of Paul Dudley. The marker indicates the way to Cambridge and Watertown as well as the direction of the Dedham and Rhode Island route.
1775/04/18 William Dawes Messenger William Dawes passes through Dudley Square in Roxbury, turns right and climbs the hill to the Parting Stone, where he takes the right hand road to Brookline. The Midnight Ride

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Particulars for Parting Ways Stone, Roxbury:
Object type Milestone
Sight Category Object
Historic Use Road-related
Area of Significance Transportation




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