National Register of Historic Places

Quincy Granite Railway

Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Listed
October 14, 1973
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73000309

About this property

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. From there boats carried the heavy stone to Charlestown for construction of the Bunker Hill Monument. The Granite Railway is popularly termed the first commercial railroad in the United States, as it was the first chartered railway to evolve into a common carrier without an intervening closure. The last active quarry closed in 1963; in 1985, the Metropolitan District Commission purchased 22 acres (8.9 ha), including Granite Railway Quarry, as the Quincy Quarries Reservation.

Location

Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
42.23992, -71.03198

Categories

COMMERCEENGINEERINGTRANSPORTATIONINVENTION
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Sources

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When was Quincy Granite Railway listed on the National Register?

Quincy Granite Railway was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Quincy Granite Railway?

Quincy Granite Railway is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Quincy Granite Railway?

The period of significance for Quincy Granite Railway is recorded as the industrial era.

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