Boston Post Road

Boston Post Road
Бостонский почтовый тракт
Основная дорога между Нью-Йорком и Бостоном в XVII - первой трети XIX в. Проходила через графство Уэстчестер [Westchester County], вдоль побережья пролива Лонг-Айленд [Long Island Sound] к г. Нью-Хейвену, шт. Коннектикут, а затем разделялась на три дороги: Верхнюю [Upper Road] - первоначальную дорогу, которая проходила через Хартфорд, Спрингфилд и Вустер; Среднюю [Middle Road] - проходившую через Хартфорд, Аксбридж и Дедем; и Нижнюю [Lower Road] - через Уэстерли и Провиденс. Современная дорога номер 1 [Highway 1, U.S.] проложена большей частью на месте Нижней дороги

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  • Boston Post Road Historic District — bezeichnet mehrere gleichnamige, im NRHP gelistete, Objekte: Boston Post Road Historic District (Connecticut), NRHP Nr. 82000997 Boston Post Road Historic District (Massachusetts), NRHP Nr. 83000783 Boston Post Road Historic District (New York),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Boston Post Road Historic District — Infobox nrhp | name =Boston Post Road Historic District nrhp type = nhld caption =Whitby location= Rye, New York area = built =1838 architect= Multiple architecture= Classical Revival, Gothic, Greek Revival designated = August 30, 1993 cite… …   Wikipedia

  • Boston Post Road Historic District (Weston, Massachusetts) — Infobox nrhp | name =Boston Post Road Historic District nrhp type = hd caption = location= Weston, Massachusetts lat degrees = 42 lat minutes = 21 lat seconds = 57 lat direction = N long degrees = 71 long minutes = 18 long seconds = 30 long… …   Wikipedia

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