Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-14
HEAR OF OLD
 BOSTON POST ROAD Mrs. Elisha E. Rogers Gives interest ing Talk Before Faith TrumbuII Chapter.
HEAR OF OLD


 A very interesting meeting was held by Faith Trumbull chapter of the D. A. R., in the parlofs Of Trinity Methodist church Tuesday afternoon.
 Tn the absence of the regent. Mrs. Win s. Stearns. vice regent, presided.
 The reports Of the secretary an the treasurer we're read. The deaths of ed and the keen regret of the chapter at their loss was expressed.
 Miss Olive Linton played most de- lightfully the Prelude in G Minor by Rachnianinon and for encore the Mu- sical Clock.
 Mrs. Elisha E. Rogers, state chair- man of the UI5 roads conimittee then gave an interesting and compressor sive talk on the Old Boston Post Road.
 She prefaced her remarks by the statement that this. was one of the many ways in which the D.. A. R. worked to be of service to the eorfi- munity and the country. It is plan in our country as far as possibfs fol- lowing the old Indian trails and to make them good roads as well. The part that interests Us most is prob- ably the old Boston Post Road. The road as originally planned was to end at New York but on Connecticut's pro- test it was carried through to Boston. It is claimed to be. the oldest trail
 
 along the coast from Boston to New York which was travelled As far back as 1704 by Madame Sarah Hunting ton. many notable places in that city. among them being the state capitol designed by Charles Bt1lfncf and hay. ing corner stone laid by Paul Re- we're; the old state house now used as chapel with it's adjacent burying burying ground: Old South church: Old North church; dranary birying ground; Old Corner Book Store and Bunker Hill.
 through Wedham. Wrentham, Atslebo- TO to Providence. There we find stones marking the landing place and the resting place of Roger Williams; because it is the oldest Baptist so- ciety in America and the second old est in the world the Historical Socie- ty; Roger Williams Park, and the University.
 We pass then through Harwich and the Kentish Coast Guards. Nathaniel Green's fine residence is here. Eere, also, an attractive old house built in 1641 by Richard Smith as a block house. Here he lived for forty years, the only white man among the In- dians. Here is a great boulder under which are buried forty soldiers kill ed in the Great Swamp fight.
 In Wickford Mother Prentice's Inn; St. Paul's church. originally in Mar ragansett but moved later to it's pres- ent site. At Newport the old stone mill: a red wood library and Rocharnbeau's house. At Kingston the Great Swamp Fight took place. In Char/ stown can be seen the Indian school house and mounds. At Ws.ter- ly the Joshua. Babcock house.
 Through Stonington to Mystic wEere is the monument of Captain John Ma son on top of Fort Hill. At Groton the Avery house and Monument house and Fort Griswold.
 When we come into New London we are on most familiar territory. Here Hampstead house. the Governor Win throD statue, the old burying ground, the Hugenot house and the Nathan Hale school house.
 Tn Hartford we see the Golden Spar inn, the Thomas Lee house. In Lyme the beautiful church, an exact model of the old one which burned.
 Over SaybrOoI1 bridge across the point. to the first sic of Yale college, the Black Horse inn and Lady Ten it's good inn to Guilford with its Fla ok house, Whitfield mansion and the green.
 Tn new Haven. past East Rock, to
 
 three fine churches facing it. Then on through Fairfield. Milford. Bridge port, and Stamford each with nlatiy interesting features. Greenwich famed for Israel Putnam's ride down the steps. and so into New York. At East Chester is the old church used as a hospital by the British. Dowr tho east side of Manhat attnn to the custom house, built on tie sic of the original old post house we coine to the end of the old Pequot trail.
 The road Is to be marked by nlile- stones and markers across the country The figures were furnished and cards loaned by State Highway Comni5- sioner Charles s. Bennett.
 After the Concert Polka by Bartlett and different national anthems bril- liantly rendered by Miss Linton, very dainty refreshments were served bs The hostess, Mrs. Costello LiDpitt,N Mrs John c. Morgan afd Mrs. Russell O. ] Woodward.
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