North Commons
North Commons is a hamlet in City of Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts. North Commons is situated nearby to the hamlet West Quincy, as well as near the neighborhood Quincy Center.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site and John Adams Birthplace.
John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site
Archaeological site
Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site is a historic archaeological site at 61 Crescent Street, Quincy, Massachusetts. The site is called Braintree Furnace in some texts; the West Quincy location at the time of operation was in a part of Braintree, Massachusetts, that later became Quincy.
John Adams Birthplace
Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Granite Railway
Protected area
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Granite Railway was one of the first railroads in the United States, built to carry granite from Quincy, Massachusetts, to a dock on the Neponset River in Milton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quincy and Braintree Split.
Quincy
Photo: Sswonk, Public domain.
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 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.
North Quincy
Suburb
North Quincy is a neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts. It is separated from the city of Boston by the Neponset River, and borders the Quincy neighborhoods of Squantum, Montclair and Wollaston. North Quincy is situated 2 miles north of North Commons.
North Commons
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.24916° or 42° 14′ 57″ northLongitude
-71.0203° or 71° 1′ 13″ westElevation
157 feet (48 metres)Open location code
87JC6XXH+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 158855735OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4945593
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