Braintree

Braintree is a locality in City of Braintree Town, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Braintree is situated nearby to the locality South Commons, as well as near the hamlet South Quincy.

Places of Interest

Highlights include All Souls Church and John Adams Birthplace.

All Souls Church

Place of worship

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All Souls Church, also known as All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Braintree, is a church on the National Register of Historic Places, it is located at 196 Elm Street in Braintree, Massachusetts.

John Adams Birthplace

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The John Adams Birthplace is a historic house at 133 Franklin Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is the saltbox home in which Founding Father and second president of the United States, John Adams, was born in 1735.

John Quincy Adams Birthplace

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The John Quincy Adams Birthplace is a historic house at 141 Franklin Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is the saltbox home in which the sixth United States President, John Quincy Adams, was born in 1767.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braintree and Braintree Split.

Braintree

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Braintree is a town of 37,000 people on the South Shore in Southeastern Massachusetts. It is located along several major thoroughfares, making it convenient to Boston.

Braintree Split

Locality

The Braintree Split is the major interchange of Interstate 93, U.S. Route 1, and Route 3 in Braintree, Massachusetts, one of the South Shore suburbs of Boston.

Quincy

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Quincy is in Massachusetts. Quincy was the birthplace of presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. United States Declaration of Independence signer and first Massachusetts governor John Hancock was also born here.

Braintree

Type: Locality
Also known as: “North Braintree”
Location: City of Braintree Town, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.22232° or 42° 13′ 20″ north

Longitude

-70.99949° or 70° 59′ 58″ west

Elevation

92 feet (28 metres)

Open location code

87JF62C2+W6

GeoNames ID

4931181

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