Forbes Hill Playground

Forbes Hill Playground is a park in City of Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Forbes Hill Playground is situated nearby to the tower Forbes Hill Standpipe, as well as near Heavenly Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forbes Hill Standpipe and John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site.

Forbes Hill Standpipe

Tower

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The Forbes Hill Standpipe is a historic water tower structure located on Reservoir Road in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. The tower was built in 1899-1902 to contain a 330,000 US gallons steel water tank.

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 1 mile south of Forbes Hill Playground.

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 1 mile southwest of Forbes Hill Playground.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quincy and North Quincy.

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.