Traffic & Transit

Historic Roadway Marker Reinstalled In Framingham

Crews have reinstalled a historic 1930 Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Marker in Framingham.

FRAMINGHAM, MA—A piece of history is once again back up in the city.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and Framingham announced that crews have reinstalled a historic 1930 Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Marker in Framingham. The re-install part of an effort to inventory and document the original markers that were installed nearly 90 years ago throughout the Commonwealth, said the announcement.

The marker in Framingham, which commemorates colonial farmer Thomas Eames, was located in a MassDOT storage facility before being rehabilitated with theFramingham Historical Commission and reinstalled this summer at the corner of Mt. Wayte Avenue and Dudley Road.

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