These iron posts can be found all over Southern Maine, in the woods, along highways, in people's backyards. My theory is they are either property markers or hitching posts. : r/whatisthisthing

The Lone Tree Incident, This Kansas historical marker is on…

Do You Know What Purple Paint On A Fence Post Means in Maine?

The Beehive Loop Hike: Acadia National Park - Nancy East

Sun River Crossing Historical Marker

Albion Winegar Tourgee, 1838-1905. Bricks Without Straw: A Novel.

Portland Maine History 1786 to Present - Hammond's Rope Walk in the Forties, by Charles Quincy Goodhue, 1902. Built in the early 1800s by Thomas Cross below Washington Avenue along Back Cove

Weber by Weber—The Contemporary West - Issuu

King's Highway marker, Cumberland, 2004 - Maine Memory Network

List Ela Area Public Library

Albion Winegar Tourgee, 1838-1905. Bricks Without Straw: A Novel.

When Michigan Had Toll Roads: The Wooden Plank Roads of the 1800s

When Michigan Had Toll Roads: The Wooden Plank Roads of the 1800s