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The next town bound here shown is at the crossing of Randolph Ave over the Blue Hill River and is on the line between Quincy and Randolph.
Milton Randolph and Quincy bound located on the Blue Hill River and marks the corner of these three towns. The red cedar post was set here many years ago and bears the date of 1856 and several others of succeeding years. In 1907, the town authorities placed the stone monument here beside the red cedar. This bound is located about 1 ½ miles S Ely from the foot of Great Blue Hill.
This town bound consisting of two iron axles set in a boulder is located in the Reservation on the easterly line of Forest Street and marks the town line between Milton + Quincy at this point Forest Street is a portion of the ancient Boston and Taunton road, which has been practically abandoned. The Randolph Avenue of today providing the means of travel between these points. These bounds have been in evidence for many years and under the statutes it becomes necessary for the towns and cities, every five years to appoint a committee from each adjoining town whose duty it is to perambulate these lines and inspect the monuments, and report to the town or city authorities the conditions in which they find them.
This ancient road for some unknown reason has during the past few years been called the “Old Coach Road”, but where this name originated is not clear. It has been stated that this was a part of the old coach road from Boston to Plymouth, but as the records do not confirm this statement and as the road ended at the Simonds estate as previously mentioned it seems doubtful is this road was ever used as a coach road.
The Abigail Adams Cairn erected in 1896 and on June 17th of that year was dedicated. The corner stone was presented by Swithin Bros. And was made from a part of an ancient sleeper used in building of the Granite Railway in 1826. The Hon. Charles Francis Adams presented the bronze tablet on which is the inscription. The portion of the Railway sleeper above mentioned is the lower of the tablets shown in the photo.
