O’Rourke Playground
O’Rourke Playground is a park in City of Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts. O’Rourke Playground is situated nearby to Flaherty Park, as well as near the protected area Furnace Brook Parkway.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Granite Railway and John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site.
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. Granite Railway is situated 2,200 feet southwest of O’Rourke Playground.
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 2,500 feet southeast of O’Rourke Playground.
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 2,600 feet south of O’Rourke Playground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quincy and Milton.
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.
Milton
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Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and 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 south of O’Rourke Playground.
O’Rourke Playground
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: City of Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.25138° or 42° 15′ 5″ northLongitude
-71.03251° or 71° 1′ 57″ westOpen location code
87JC7X28+HXOpenStreetMap ID
way 29743107OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Flaherty Park and Furnace Brook Parkway.
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