A colonial mile marker that somehow survived being on Harvard Avenue for almost 2 1/2 centuries before being sheared in two [2] last year is no longer surrounded by a fence [3] thanks to efforts by preservationists and the city to repair it, set it back more and install a couple of protective bollards.
Links:
[1] http://www.universalhub.com/users/adamg
[2] http://www.universalhub.com/2011/why-we-cant-have-nice-things-allston-edition
[3] https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/allstonbrighton2006/fTBpoZL6reQ
[4] http://www.universalhub.com/allston
[5] http://www.universalhub.com/taxonomy/term/2133