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jan 1, 1826 - Granite Railway

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First railroad built in America in Massachusetts. Its purpose was to carry granite from Quincy, Massachusetts to a dock on the Neponset River in Milton. A lot of construction had to go into making this railroad and all others that followed.

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jan 1, 1826
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~ 199 years ago

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