Frostburg, Maryland -
America's Oldest Road Sign

A rock, engraved with distances and directions, by the British.

Address:
69 Hill St, Frostburg, MD
Directions:
In a gazebo outside the Frostburg Museum. I-68 exit 33. Drive north on Braddock Rd one mile into town. Turn right onto Oak St. At the corner of Oak and Hill Sts.
Hours:
Oct. 2011: Reported not displayed. (Call to verify)
Phone:
301-689-1195

Frostburg, Maryland - America’s Oldest Road Sign To Get Back On A Road
America's Oldest Road Sign: In the 1750s a British General, Edward Braddock, marched 2,000 troops through the Allegheny Mountains toward what is now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Along the way a 2000-pound rock was set up near Frostburg, Maryland, engraved with distances and directions to places such as Captain Smyth's Inn and Redstone Old Fort. [08/31/2008] Complete Story...

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