Historical Marker

Ye Olde King’s Highway

Historical marker location:
Stratford, Connecticut
( Marker is at the intersection of Elm Street and East Broadway, on the left when traveling north on Elm Street.)
Marker installed: 1915

Oldest Mail Route In America.

Connecticut is known as the "Constitution State" because the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which was adopted in 1639, is considered to be one of the first written constitutions in the world.