On Crescent Street west of Cross Street, on the right when traveling west.
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
Near Crescent Street west of Cross Street, on the right when traveling west.
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
On South Main Street (Massachusetts Route 104) 0.1 miles north of King Philip Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
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
