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Old Indian Trail

Middlesex County · dedicated 1930 · Route 1 near Broadway, Malden · location approximate

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The milestone near this tablet marks the Old Indian Trail over which by tradition William, Richard and Ralph Sprague journeyed on their way from Salem (Naumkeag) to Charlestown (Mishawam) in 1629. They were the first white men known to have passed through this region.

1930 text, presented as a historical document.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission, 1930 (Commonwealth of Massachusetts)

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