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Mile Marker, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Mile Marker, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Quincy Mile Marker, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1730. Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  Marker: approx. 1 1/2 ft. x 1 1/2 ft. x 8 in.; Base: approx. 2 x 2 x 2 ft. Inscription:  (On front of base:) THIS MILESTONE/ERECTED ABOUT 1730/RESTORED 1910/BY THE QUINCY HISTORICAL SOCIETY unsigned Description:  A square granite mile marker engraved with the mileage to Boston rests on a square granite base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Massachusetts Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Quincy Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Quincy, Quincy, Massachusetts Located 8 Adams Street, grounds of the Adams Academy, Quincy, Massachusetts Remarks:  The mile marker was restored in 1910. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS MA000801   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000801 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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