GPS Coordinates of

John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site United States

Central address: 61 Crescent St, Quincy, MA 02169, USA

Elevation: 14.921
Time Zone: America/New_York

Latitude: 42° 14' 44.034'' N
Longitude: 71° 1' 37.9992'' W

John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site, United States

The latitude of John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site is 42.245565, and the longitude is -71.027222. John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site is located in Quincy, United States with the gps coordinates of 42° 14' 44.034'' N and 71° 1' 37.9992'' W. The category of John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site are Ancient Ruins, Historic Sites.

The John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site is a historic archaeological site at 61 Crescent Street, Quincy, Massachusetts. The site is called Braintree Furnace in some texts; the West Quincy location at the time of operation was in a part of Braintree, Massachusetts, that later became Quincy. Its importance lies in the fact that it was the first iron blast furnace established in what would become the United States. Furnace Brook, a stream which begins on the eastern slopes of the Blue Hills and meanders for about four miles from southwest to northeast through the middle of Quincy toward Quincy Bay, was named for the iron works site.

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Ancient Ruins, Historic Sites