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Quincy, Massachusetts, is the only one of 17 cities named Quincy in the United States whose residents pronounce the name as "KWIN-zee" rather than "KWIN-see". In 1845 the Old Colony Railroad opened; the Massachusetts Historical Commission stated that the railroad was "the beginning of a trend toward suburbanization".
The parkway takes its name from the course of the stream it follows, [3] [4] Furnace Brook, which begins on the eastern slopes of the Blue Hills and meanders for about four miles from southwest to northeast through the middle of Quincy, ending where it meets the Atlantic estuary known as Blacks Creek near Quincy Bay.
Map showing Germantown neighborhood in 1858. Germantown is a primarily residential neighborhood in the city of Quincy, Massachusetts. The neighborhood is located on a peninsula surrounded by Town River bay on the west and Rock Island Cove on the east. This peninsula was known since the 1640s as “Shed's Neck”. [1]
Fore River Shipyard was a shipyard owned by General Dynamics Corporation located on Weymouth Fore River in Braintree and Quincy, Massachusetts. It began operations in 1883 in Braintree, and moved to its final location on Quincy Point in 1901. In 1913, it was purchased by Bethlehem Steel, and later transferred to Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
North Quincy is a neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts. It is separated from the city of Boston by the Neponset River, and borders the Quincy neighborhoods of Squantum, Montclair and Wollaston. It contains the smaller neighborhoods of Atlantic (sometimes used as a metonym for North Quincy) and Norfolk Downs, as well as much of Wollaston Beach.
Wollaston Beach, with the Boston skyline in the background, in April 2009. Wollaston, Massachusetts, is a neighborhood in the city of Quincy, Massachusetts.Divided by Hancock Street or Route 3A, the Wollaston Beach side is known as Wollaston Park, while the Wollaston Hill side is known as Wollaston Heights.
Location mi km Destinations Notes; Plymouth: Kingston: 0.0: 0.0: Route 3A to Route 3 – South Duxbury, Kingston Ctr. Southern terminus: Pembroke: 4.6: 7.4: Route 14 east – Duxbury, Green Harbor, East Pembroke: Southern terminus of Route 14 concurrency: 6.3: 10.1: Route 14 west to Route 36 – Pembroke Center, Hanson, Hobomock Pond: Northern ...
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