Faxon Park

Faxon Park is a park in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Faxon Park is situated nearby to the hamlet South Quincy, as well as near Quincy Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include John Adams Birthplace and John Quincy Adams Birthplace.

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.

Christ Church Burial Ground

Cemetery

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The Christ Church Burial Ground is a historic cemetery at 54–60 School Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is the cemetery of the Anglican Christ Church congregation, the second to be established in colonial Massachusetts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quincy and Braintree.

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

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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.

Faxon Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.23816° or 42° 14′ 17″ north

Longitude

-70.99545° or 70° 59′ 44″ west

Elevation

148 feet (45 metres)

Open location code

87JF62Q3+7R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 583041533

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4936265

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as South Quincy and Quincy Point.

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