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Braintree
Braintree
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End of the Red Line Braintree branch. Suburban mall sprawl on the outside, colonial common buried in the middle, and Abigail Adams' birthplace down the road.
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What to do
- •South Shore Plaza shopping (200+ stores)
- •Hike Pond Meadow Park's loops
- •Abigail Adams Birthplace tour
- •Sunset Lake walk
Walking trails
Wooded trails around a glacial pond, easy boardwalks.
Quiet town reservoir loop popular with retirees.
Events
- •Braintree Day (June)
- •Plaza tree lighting (late Nov)
Fun facts
- ✦John Adams and John Quincy Adams were both born in what's now Quincy — but it was 'Braintree' until 1792.
- ✦South Shore Plaza was one of the first enclosed malls in New England (1961).
- ✦Pond Meadow's dam was built by the Army Corps of Engineers as flood control after 1968 floods.
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