Parting stone

In it, the selectmen were required to erect guide-posts at the corners and angles of all roads in their towns and districts, Before that time, some individuals had set up roadside stones marking the distance or direction to some important town.

Numerous such stones were set by Paul Dudley, Chief-Justice of Massachusetts, as they bear his name or initials.

It was not uncommon for well-to-do eighteenth century men to place milestones by the roadside along main thoroughfares for the convenience of travelers.

It is located near the Norfolk House, at the corner of Centre and Roxbury Streets, on Eliot Square.

A memorial parting stone may be erected, for example, at the departure point of a loved one's final journey.