Town of Cohasset

Town of Cohasset is a locality in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Town of Cohasset is situated nearby to the hamlet Black Rock, as well as near Reeds Corner.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cohasset station and Capt. John Wilson House and Bates Ship Chandlery.

Cohasset station

Railway station

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Cohasset station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Cohasset, Massachusetts. It serves the Greenbush Line. It is located off Chief Justice Cushing Highway west of downtown Cohasset.

Capt. John Wilson House and Bates Ship Chandlery

Museum

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The Capt. John Wilson House and Bates Ship Chandlery are historic buildings at 4 Elm Street in Cohasset, Massachusetts. They are now owned by the Cohasset Historical Society.

Pratt Historic Building

Historic building

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The Pratt Historic Building is a historic building at 106 South Main Street in Cohasset, Massachusetts, United States. It was built in 1903 with private donations as the Paul Pratt Memorial Library, to house the town's 7,500-volume collection.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cohasset and Hingham.

Cohasset

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Cohasset is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The town, which split off from Hingham in 1770, derives its name from the Massachusett word "Conahasset". It is an exclave of Norfolk County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,381.

Hingham

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Hingham is a coastal town in the South Shore region of Massachusetts about 15 miles south of Boston.

North Scituate

Village

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North Scituate is a census-designated place in the town of Scituate in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Scituate had a population of 5,414. It was formerly known as Gannet Corner.

Town of Cohasset

Type: Locality with 8,390 residents
Also known as: “Conahasset”, “Town of Cohassett”, and “Town of Connahasset”
Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.2402° or 42° 14′ 25″ north

Longitude

-70.8151° or 70° 48′ 54″ west

Population

8,390

Elevation

69 feet (21 metres)

Open location code

87JF65RM+3X

GeoNames ID

4933543

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