Quincy Quarry & Granite Workers Museum
Quincy Quarry & Granite Workers Museum is a museum in City of Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts which is located on Quarry Hills Drive. Quincy Quarry & Granite Workers Museum is situated nearby to the ruins Lyon’s Turning Mill, as well as near the golf course Granite Links Golf Club.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lyon’s Turning Mill and Granite Railway.
Lyon’s Turning Mill
Ruins
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Lyon's Turning Mill is a historic turning mill that created granite columns on Ricciuti Drive in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Granite Railway
Protected area
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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. Granite Railway is situated 3,400 feet east of Quincy Quarry & Granite Workers Museum.
Quincy Quarries Reservation
Climbing site
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The Quincy Quarries is a 22-acre public recreation area in Quincy, Massachusetts, commemorating the site of the Granite Railway—often credited as being the first railroad in the United States. Quincy Quarries Reservation is situated 3,700 feet east of Quincy Quarry & Granite Workers Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milton and Braintree Split.
Milton
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Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Milton is an immediate southern suburb of Boston. The population was 28,630 at the 2020 census.
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. Braintree Split is situated 2 miles southeast of Quincy Quarry & Granite Workers Museum.
Lower Mills
Neighborhood
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The Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District is a historic district on both sides of the Neponset River in the Dorchester area of Boston and in the town of Milton, Massachusetts. Lower Mills is situated 2½ miles northwest of Quincy Quarry & Granite Workers Museum.
Quincy Quarry & Granite Workers Museum
- Type: Museum
- Address: 20 Quarry Hills Drive, Quincy, MA
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.24373° or 42° 14′ 37″ northLongitude
-71.04804° or 71° 2′ 53″ westOpen location code
87JC6XV2+FQOpenStreetMap ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Granite Links Golf Club and Quarry Hills Complex.
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