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Weymouth MA Real Estate and Town Profile
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Weymouth, Massachusetts is located in Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Braintree and Holbrook on the west; Abington and Rockland on the south; Hingham on the east; and the Weymouth Fore River, the Weymouth Back River, and Hingham Bay on the north. Weymouth is 12 miles southeast of Boston; 50 miles east of Worcester; 42 miles northeast of Providence, Rhode Island; and 227 miles from New York City. Principal highways are State Routes 3 (the Southeast Expressway), 3A, 18, and 53. Commuter rail service to South Station, Boston, will be available in 1996-97 on the Plymouth Line. MBTA subway service is available on the Red Line from Braintree and Quincy (travel time from Quincy Adams to Park Street, Boston: 22 min.; 2,227 MBTA parking spaces). The Bay Colony Railroad provides freight rail service to Weymouth. Contact number: (781) 380-3556
Weymouth is the second oldest town in the Commonwealth, behind Plymouth,
and the site of the first town meeting. Established in 1622 and
incorporated in 1635, the town was a fishing and agricultural community for
almost two hundred years.
Today, Weymouth is primarily a residential suburb of Quincy and Boston, a
bedroom community south of Boston on well-sheltered Hingham Bay. Route 3,
which runs through the heart of the town, provides direct connection to
Boston and to Route 128 and as a result of the proximity to these highways,
new areas for business and industry have developed.
As a coastal community, Weymouth provides much in recreational activity.
The town offers an extensive program in water safety and swimming
instruction at Wessagusset Beach, and at Whitman's Pond; and boaters enjoy
the waters of Quincy and Hingham Bays.
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Some information gathered on Weymouth, MA is courtesy of Commonwealth Communities at Mass.gov
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