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Part of the '''Bay Road''' followed the exact same route as a part of the '''[[Old Roebuck Road]]''' at least as far as Norwood. Moreover, this section of the Bay Road was also used as one of several main routes of the '''[[King's Highway]]''' or lower '''[[Boston Post Road]]''' from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to [[New York City New York genealogy|New York City]] and from there on to [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]].  
Part of the '''Bay Road''' followed the exact same route as a part of the '''[[Old Roebuck Road]]''' at least as far as Norwood. Moreover, this section of the Bay Road was also used as one of several main routes of the '''[[King's Highway]]''' or lower '''[[Boston Post Road]]''' from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to [[New York City New York genealogy|New York City]] and from there on to [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]].  
The history of Cobb's Tavern reflects on the history of the Old Roebuck Road. The land which eventually held the Cobb's Tavern in Easton was first purchased in 1725 by the Hixon brothers. Later, Elizah Fisher purchased the land in 1797 and operated a tavern there. He sold out, and Jonathan Cobb significantly expanded the tavern as traffic along the Bay Road improved about 1800. In 1819 he was appointed postmaster, and the role of the building as post office continued until at least 1895.<ref>[http://www.risingstarlodge.org/history/cobbs_tavern.aspx Cobb's Tavern] in ''Rising Star Lodge, A.F. & A.M.'' (accessed 16 October 2014).</ref>


=== Route  ===
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The '''Bay Road''' passed through three Massachusetts counties: [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts|Suffolk]], [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts|Norfolk]], and [[Bristol County, Massachusetts|Bristol]] on its way between Boston and New Bedford.
The '''Bay Road''' passed through three Massachusetts counties: [[Suffolk County, Massachusetts|Suffolk]], [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts|Norfolk]], and [[Bristol County, Massachusetts|Bristol]] on its way between Boston and New Bedford.  


A partial description of the Bay Road (the northern portion) is found in Wikipedia as follows.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Road_(Bristol_County,_Massachusetts) Bay Road (Bristol County, Massachusetts)] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 3 October 2014).</ref> Bay Road is a 17+ mile north-south road in southeastern Massachusetts. The road is in parts a very old road, dating to colonial times, when it was known as the [[King's Highway]]. Bay Road begins at the town line of Canton and Sharon, Norfolk County just north of an intersection with Route 27 at Cobb Corner and ends in Taunton as Bay Street. The road heads south along the Sharon side of the Sharon/Stoughton town line in Norfolk County. The road enters Bristol County in the town of Easton. Bay Road runs along the east side of Borderland State Park and passes through the intersection of Routes 106 and 123 in the neighborhood of Five Corners. The road then enters into the town of Norton. There, Bay Road runs along the eastern shore of Winnecunnet Pond just before entering the Taunton neighborhood of North Taunton, where Bay Road becomes Bay Street, and intersects Interstate 495. The street runs alongside Lake Sabbatia and Watson Pond State Park. It then enters the Whittenton section and terminates at Broadway (Route 138).  
A partial description of the Bay Road (the northern portion) is found in Wikipedia as follows.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Road_(Bristol_County,_Massachusetts) Bay Road (Bristol County, Massachusetts)] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 3 October 2014).</ref> Bay Road is a 17+ mile north-south road in southeastern Massachusetts. The road is in parts a very old road, dating to colonial times, when it was known as the [[King's Highway]]. Bay Road begins at the town line of Canton and Sharon, Norfolk County just north of an intersection with Route 27 at Cobb Corner and ends in Taunton as Bay Street. The road heads south along the Sharon side of the Sharon/Stoughton town line in Norfolk County. The road enters Bristol County in the town of Easton. Bay Road runs along the east side of Borderland State Park and passes through the intersection of Routes 106 and 123 in the neighborhood of Five Corners. The road then enters into the town of Norton. There, Bay Road runs along the eastern shore of Winnecunnet Pond just before entering the Taunton neighborhood of North Taunton, where Bay Road becomes Bay Street, and intersects Interstate 495. The street runs alongside Lake Sabbatia and Watson Pond State Park. It then enters the Whittenton section and terminates at Broadway (Route 138).  
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