Massachusetts
Norfolk
City of Quincy

Forbes Hill Standpipe

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

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

Archaeological site
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The is a historic archaeological site at 61 Crescent Street, . The site is called Braintree Furnace in some texts; the location at the time of operation was in a part of , that later became Quincy. is situated 1 mile south of Forbes Hill Standpipe.

Protected area
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The was one of the first railroads in the United States, built to carry granite from , to a dock on the in . is situated 1 mile southwest of Forbes Hill Standpipe.

Stadium
is a multipurpose outdoor stadium in . Built from 1937 to 1938 under the Works Progress Administration, it seats 5,000 spectators for football, soccer, Rugby union and lacrosse. is situated 1 mile east of Forbes Hill Standpipe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quincy and North Quincy.

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is in . was the birthplace of presidents John Adams and John Adams. United States Declaration of Independence signer and first Massachusetts governor John Hancock was also born here.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of . It is separated from the city of by the , and borders the Quincy neighborhoods of , and .

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is a town in , United States. is an of . The population was 28,630 at the 2020 census.

Forbes Hill Standpipe

Latitude
42.25767° or 42° 15′ 28″ north
Longitude
-71.02821° or 71° 1′ 42″ west
Height
66 feet (20 metres)
Open location code
87JC7X5C+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29961919
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q5467252
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Forbes Hill and Forbes Hill Playground.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Forbes Hill Standpipe”. Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.