Granite Railway
RailroadWikipedia
4
MENTIONS
4
EPISODES
4
PODCASTS
Search complete. 4 mentions across 4 episodes found for "Granite Railway".
Oct 7, 2026
Preston ScottHOST
Way to go, guys.
Preston ScottHOST
1826, the Granite Railway, an early US railroad, begins operation in Quincy, Mass, with horse-drawn wagons hauling stone to build the Bunker Hill Monument.
Preston ScottHOST
1916, in Atlanta, Georgia Tech beats Cumberland College.
Preston ScottHOST
The final score, 222 to nothing.
Mary DanielsenHOST
But on this date in 3761 B.C., Israel started keeping a calendar which carries over into their modern Hebrew calendar.
Mary DanielsenHOST
In 1826, the Granite Railway begins operations as the first chartered railway in the United States.
Mary DanielsenHOST
It was a three-mile stretch starting in Quincy, Massachusetts, that carried quarried rock to a river three miles away and then onto a boat bound for Charleston to build the Bunker Hill Monument.
Mary DanielsenHOST
Tim, I'm thinking about the conversation that happened here yesterday.
Chuck TomasiHOST
Pope Forthus VI? Yeah, Sixtus.
Chuck TomasiHOST
Moving ahead to 1826, the Granite Railway began operations in Massachusetts, cementing its place in history as the first chartered railway in the United States.
Craig SteppHOST
In 1912, the Helsinki Stock Exchange witnessed its very first transaction, and everybody went, Ooh.
Craig SteppHOST
I got one kronor.
Joe CatalanoHOST
The Quincy Recreation Department's inaugural Pickleball Tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Faxon Park Pickleball Courts for Quincy residents age 21 and up.
Joe CatalanoHOST
The Quincy Environmental Treasures program presents the 200th anniversary of the Granite Railway on Saturday at 11:00 AM.
Joe CatalanoHOST
Participants will learn about the first commercial railway in the United States and visit the Quincy Quarry and Granite Workers Museum.
Joe CatalanoHOST
To register and for more information, email sowen@quincyma.gov.