Frostburg, Maryland - America's Oldest Road Sign
- 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:
- Jluy 2009: Stone not displayed yet. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 301-689-1195
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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...
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. [08/31/2008] Complete Story...
Nearby Offbeat Places
- Noah's Ark Being Rebuilt Here, Frostburg, MD - 1 mi.
- Flight 93 Crash Site Memorial, Shanksville, PA - 28 mi.
- Bicycle Built for Two Sculpture, Jennerstown (near), PA - 34 mi.
- Giant Quarter, Everett, PA - 39 mi.
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