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Braintree (US: / ˈ b r eɪ n ˌ t r i /), officially the Town of Braintree, is a municipality in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Although officially known as a town, Braintree is a city, with a mayor-council form of government, and is considered a city under Massachusetts law. The population was 39,143 at the 2020 census.
May 27, 2024 · Braintree, town (township), Norfolk county, eastern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies along Weymouth Fore River (an inlet of Hingham Bay), just southeast of Boston.
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1 John F. Kennedy Memorial Drive, Braintree, MA 02184, Phone: 781-794-8000. Town Hall is open Mon, Wed, Thur 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Tue 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM, Fri 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM.
- Blue Hills Reservation. On the granite slopes In the west of Braintree is one of the largest undeveloped spaces in Greater Boston. The Blue Hills Reservation is a 7,000-acre state park containing a long chain of peaks that reaches its highest point at the 635-foot Great Blue Hill.
- General Sylvanus Thayer Birthplace. The anchor for the Braintree Historical Society campus is the birthplace of Sylvanus Thayer (1785-1872). An advocate of engineering education, he is remembered as the “Father of West Point”, becoming superintendent of the academy in 1817 and establishing a curriculum that has partly endured to this day.
- South Shore Plaza. Next to the Braintree Split interchange on I-93 is the largest mall in New England, and one of the 16 largest in the United States.
- Quincy. Since this was all one town until 1792, Braintree’s history overlaps with the neighboring city of Quincy, dubbed the City of Presidents. At the Adams National Historical Park you can visit the birthplaces of second president John Adams (1735-1826), and his son, sixth president John Quincy Adams (1767-1848).
Braintree is a town of 37,000 people (2019) on the South Shore in Southeastern Massachusetts. It is located along several major thoroughfares, making it convenient to Boston . Its scary-sounding name comes from Braintree in Essex , although that name's origin is obscure.
Visiting the Greater Boston area? Don't forget Braintree, MA - filming site of The Departed, and home of President John Adams and Mark and Donnie Wahlberg.
Braintree (US: / ˈ b r eɪ n ˌ t r i /), officially the Town of Braintree, is a suburban New England city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,143 at the 2020 census.
