West Quincy Substation

West Quincy Substation is an electrical substation in City of Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts which is located on Copeland Street. West Quincy Substation is situated nearby to the archaeological site John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site, as well as near Hall Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site and Granite Railway.

John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site

Archaeological site

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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 Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site is situated 360 feet north of West Quincy Substation.

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 2,400 feet west of West Quincy Substation.

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 1,900 feet west of West Quincy Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braintree Split and Quincy.

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.