Worcester, Massachusetts, Part Five: The Road from Paris to New York

Upper Boston Post Road Entry #18 (UBPR #18) “Spent the Day at Worcester in Riding about with Mr. Putnam to see his Farm. He does what he pleases with Meadows and Rivers of Water. He carries round the Streams wherever he pleases.” John Adams, Diary, June 1, 1771. ***** “The essence of walking is slowness”… (read more)