Milestone Park

Milestone Park (HMK33)

Location: Appomattox, NY 11214 Kings County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 36.575', W 73° 59.976'

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This park is at the location of the oldest existing milestone in New York City. The New Ultrecht milestone was placed here in approximately 1741 under the reign of George II. The stone, which served as a directional post to travelers, stood at the juncture of two colonial roads: Kings Highway and Old Ultrecht - Flatbush Road (now 18th Avenue). It also served as a gauge to determine postal rates.The inscription read as follows:
Front - 8¼ Mile to N York FerryThis RoadTo Deny's Ferry2½ MileSide - 10½ Mile to N York FerryThis RoadTo Jamaica15 Mile
The New Ultrecht Milestone is now in safekeeping with the Long Island Historical Society.
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HM NumberHMK33
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Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 7:24pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 584630 N 4495899
Decimal Degrees40.60958333, -73.99960000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 36.575', W 73° 59.976'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 36' 34.50" N, 73° 59' 58.56" W
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Area Code(s)917, 718
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 8101 18th Ave, Appomattox NY 11214, US
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