12 Facts About Milton Massachusetts

Milton Massachusetts is located in the relatively hilly area between the Neponset River and Blue Hills, bounded by Brush Hill to the west, Milton Massachusetts Hill to the east, Blue Hills to the south and the Neponset River to the north.

Revolutionary Milton Massachusetts is the setting of the opening of the 1940 bestselling historical novel Oliver Wiswell by Kenneth Roberts.

East Milton Massachusetts Square developed as a direct result of the Granite Railway.

Four sheds in East Milton Massachusetts were used to dress the raw granite stone prior to it being brought by rail to the wharf for transfer to boats to send the stones to the Port of Boston to be sent abroad.

East Milton Massachusetts Square was originally termed the "Railway Village" and a train station was located there after 1871 when the Granite Railway became a passenger line of the Old Colony Railroad.

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In 1801 Josiah Bent began a baking operation in Milton Massachusetts, selling "water crackers" or biscuits made of flour and water that would not deteriorate during long sea voyages from the Port of Boston.

Robert Bennet Forbes, a descendant of an old Milton Massachusetts family, was a noted China Trade merchant, sea captain, and philanthropist during the Irish Famine, supporting the large influx of Irish immigrants in Boston despite the elites' distaste for the immigrants.

Milton Massachusetts built a Greek Revival mansion in 1833 at 215 Adams Street on Milton Hill, adjacent to the former site of Thomas Hutchinson's estate.

Milton Massachusetts became the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993, and his son would become the 43rd President.

Milton Massachusetts is home to Curry College, a small liberal arts institution.

Milton Massachusetts is one of the few school systems in the United States to offer a French immersion program, starting in Grade 1.

Milton Massachusetts has 30 sites or districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the following:.