John Winthrop, Jr., Blast Furnace
has been designated an
Historical Landmark by
American Society for Metals.
In 1644, John Winthrop Jr. built the first commercial blast iron furnace in America at Quincy, Massachusetts, where it produced . . . — — Map (db m282027) HM
Solomon Willard
Architect and Builder
Bunker Hill Monument
"Posterity ought to know that they are
more indebted to Solomon Willard than
to any other person for the monument"
Amos Lawrence, President
Bunker Hill Monument Association . . . — — Map (db m282038) HM
Built by James Leonard. Originally owned by twenty-three of Taunton's first settlers. Operated 1777 to 1876 by Hon. Josiah Dean and his descendants as sole owners. — — Map (db m297827) HM
The Mills
Near this spot, in the late 1600's the first mill was built in Canton (then named Dorchester.) Consisting of forty-five acres assigned to Thomas Holman, this saw-mill was still standing in 1700. By 1760, at this dam, Mr. Leonard . . . — — Map (db m308389) HM
