Quarry Hills Complex
Quarry Hills Complex is a park in City of Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Quarry Hills Complex is situated nearby to the protected area Granite Railway, as well as near the climbing site Quincy Quarries Reservation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Granite Railway and Quincy Quarries Reservation.
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 1,400 feet northeast of Quarry Hills Complex.
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 1,500 feet east of Quarry Hills Complex.
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 3,400 feet east of Quarry Hills Complex.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milton and Braintree Split.
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.
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.
Quarry Hills Complex
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: City of Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.24292° or 42° 14′ 35″ northLongitude
-71.03933° or 71° 2′ 22″ westOpen location code
87JC6XV6+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 515275559OpenStreetMap feature
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