Granite Railway
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| Area | 8094 |
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| Year built | 1826 |
| Original gauge | 5 ft |
| NRHP Reference Number | 73000309 |
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| ID | 3038370 |
About Granite Railway
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.