Ahh the Old Boston Post Road, or, as I knew it in Connecticut, “Post Road” or “Route 1.” The N.Y. Times Driving column takes a journey from New York City to Boston, searching for old road markers along the way. Originally an Indian trail, the Post Road began its official life as a mail route in 1673. Legend has it that Benjamin Franklin added the mile markers during his tenure as postmaster general, using a mechanical odometer attached to his wagon. “For years after the markers were first placed, taverns and inns prided themselves on being located near them for the prestige they carried and the business they offered from riders measuring the distance they had traveled and rewarding themselves with rest, hot food and entertainment.” Nowadays you stop at Swanky Franks. In true Internet age fashion, the article mentions various web sites devoted to the road and its markers. When shall we wax nostalgic about the old markers along the Information Superhighway?