Inscription
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
The Granite Railway
Designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers 1976
This marker commemorates the 150th anniversary of the ground breaking for the first commercial railroad in the United States
Dedicated by the City of Quincy
April 1, 1976
The Granite Railway
Designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers 1976
This marker commemorates the 150th anniversary of the ground breaking for the first commercial railroad in the United States
Dedicated by the City of Quincy
April 1, 1976
Details
| HM Number | HMXDJ |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | Monument |
| Marker Type | Memorial |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Carved Stone |
| Year Placed | Origin |
| Placed By | Not certain, but in 1906 it was adjacent to the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (Plymouth Division) |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 5:39am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 19T E 332039 N 4679118 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 42.24620000, -71.03590000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 42° 14.772', W 71° 2.154' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 42° 14' 46.3200" N, 71° 2' 9.2400" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 508, 617, 781 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 15-99 Granite Rail Ct, Quincy MA 02169, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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