Granite Street Conservation Area

Granite Street Conservation Area is a nature reserve in City of Braintree Town, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Granite Street Conservation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Five Corners, as well as near South Braintree.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sunset Lake and Thayer Public Library.

Sunset Lake

Lake

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Sunset Lake is water body located in Norfolk County in Eastern Massachusetts, United States, in the south side of the town of Braintree.

Thayer Public Library

Library

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The Thayer Public Library is a public library located in the town of Braintree, Massachusetts with 102,000 books, 200 periodical subscriptions, and 8,000 videos, DVDs, music CDs, and audiobooks. The library is a member of the Old Colony Library Network.

Braintree Station

Metro station

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Braintree station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority intermodal transit station in Braintree, Massachusetts. It is the southern terminus of the Braintree branch of the rapid transit Red Line, as well as a stop on the Fall River/New Bedford Line and Kingston Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braintree and Quincy.

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.

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.