Granite Railway
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The Granite Railway was one of the first commercial railroads in the United States, built in Quincy, Massachusetts, to transport granite from local quarries to nearby waterways.
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| instanceOf |
early American railroad
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industrial railway → |
| cargo |
granite
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| category |
historic industrial infrastructure in the United States
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rail transport in Massachusetts → |
| connectedTo |
Neponset River
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| constructionMaterial |
granite for support structures
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| constructionStartDate |
1826
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| country |
United States
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| designer |
Gridley Bryant
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| engineer |
Gridley Bryant
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| era |
early 19th century
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| founder |
Thomas Handasyd Perkins
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| gauge |
standard gauge (approximate)
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| hasInclineSection |
plane to lower granite to the wharf
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| hasSiteRemainsAt |
Quincy, Massachusetts
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| heritageDesignationDate |
1960s (National Historic Landmark era)
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| heritageStatus |
National Historic Landmark
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| historicalSignificance |
demonstrated feasibility of rail transport for heavy materials in the U.S.
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| industry |
stone quarrying
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| influencedBy |
British early railways
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| inspired |
later American railroad engineering practices
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| length |
about 3 miles
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| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
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New England → Quincy, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → |
| materialTransportedTo |
Boston, Massachusetts
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| notableFor |
being among the first commercial railroads in the United States
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early use of inclined planes for rail transport → |
| openingDate |
October 7, 1826
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| owner |
Granite Railway Company
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| partOf |
early U.S. transportation infrastructure
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| propulsion |
horse-drawn
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| purpose |
transport granite from quarries to waterways
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| regionServed |
Norfolk County, Massachusetts
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| safetyIncident |
1832 accident involving a broken rail strap
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| servedQuarry |
Quincy granite quarries
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| terminus |
Neponset River wharf at Milton, Massachusetts
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quarries at Quincy, Massachusetts → |
| tourism |
historic site for visitors interested in railroad history
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| trackType |
stone-block track construction
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wooden rails with iron straps → |
| usedFor |
hauling granite blocks
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| usedInConstructionOf |
Bunker Hill Monument granite supply
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Quincy
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hasLandmark |
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Granite Railway
("Granite Railway Company")
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owner |