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Braintree is the birthplace to Presidents John Adams, and John Quincy Adams, as well as statesman John Hancock and General Sylvanus Thayer. Braintree is also the site of the infamous Sacco and Vanzetti murders as well as the retirement home of the co-inventor of the telephone Thomas Watson. braintreema.gov
Braintree includes: Braintree Highlands (Monatiquot Heights) and Mayflower Park.
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- Braintree was founded on land first colonized in 1625 by Captain Wollaston, and initially named Mount Wollaston.
www.braintreema.gov/ about_history.html - 1640 - Braintree is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1845 - BRAINTREE. [Pop. 2,168 Inc.1640.]
Braintree formerly included Quincy and Randolph. The town of Quincy contains the oldest settlement.
The Maniquot river passes through the town,...Read MORE... - 1848 - Braintree
This town formerly included Quincy and Randolph, and was at first called Mount Wollaston, and is one of the most ancient places in the state, the...Read MORE... - 1854 - Braintree
Braintree, a post-township of Norfolk co., Mass., on the S. Shore and Old Colony railroad, 10 miles S. by E. of Boston. Pop., 2969.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854. - Braintree Massachusetts, 1890
Braintree, one of the most respectable and ancient towns of the State, lies in the northeastern part of Norfolk County, 10 miles south of Boston, on...Read MORE... - 1895 - Braintree
Brain'tree, a post-village of Norfolk co., Mass, in Braintree township, on the Old Colony Railroad, at its junction with the Granite Branch and with...Read MORE... 
Railroad Station
1910 Washington Street, Braintree, Mass.
Cochato Club
Thayer Public Library- 1916
Braintree, a post-village of Norfolk co., Mass., in Braintree township (town), on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 10 miles S. of Boston. The ...Read MORE... - Braintree is the site of the infamous 1920 murders that led to the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti.
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Braintree, Massachusetts, USA
Railroad Station
Braintree, Massachusetts, USA
Cochato Club
Braintree, Massachusetts, USA
Thayer Public Library
Braintree, Massachusetts, USA
1910 Washington Street, Braintree, Mass.
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Braintree was founded on land first colonized in 1625 by Captain Wollaston, and initially named Mount Wollaston.
www.braintreema.gov/ about_history.html
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1640 - Braintree is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1845 - BRAINTREE. [Pop. 2,168 Inc.1640.]
Braintree formerly included Quincy and Randolph. The town of Quincy contains the oldest settlement.
The Maniquot river passes through the town,... Read MORE...
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1848 - Braintree
This town formerly included Quincy and Randolph, and was at first called Mount Wollaston, and is one of the most ancient places in the state, the... Read MORE...
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1854 - Braintree
Braintree, a post-township of Norfolk co., Mass., on the S. Shore and Old Colony railroad, 10 miles S. by E. of Boston. Pop., 2969.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
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Braintree Massachusetts, 1890
Braintree, one of the most respectable and ancient towns of the State, lies in the northeastern part of Norfolk County, 10 miles south of Boston, on... Read MORE...
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1895 - Braintree
Brain'tree, a post-village of Norfolk co., Mass, in Braintree township, on the Old Colony Railroad, at its junction with the Granite Branch and with... Read MORE...
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1916
Braintree, a post-village of Norfolk co., Mass., in Braintree township (town), on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 10 miles S. of Boston. The ... Read MORE...
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Braintree is the site of the infamous 1920 murders that led to the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti.
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