Statements (19)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
heritage railway
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gptkbp:added_to_National_Historic_Landmark |
1973
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:designer |
gptkb:Gridley_Bryant
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gptkbp:hasHistoricSite |
Granite Railway Incline
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Granite Railway
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gptkbp:influenced |
development of American railroads
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gptkbp:length |
about 3 miles
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Quincy,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:opened |
1826
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gptkbp:operatedBy |
Granite Railway Company
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gptkbp:purpose |
transport granite from Quincy quarries to Neponset River
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gptkbp:significance |
one of the first railroads in the United States
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gptkbp:technology |
horse-drawn rail cars
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gptkbp:trackGauge |
5 ft (1,524 mm)
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gptkbp:usedFor |
transporting granite for Bunker Hill Monument
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Gridley_Bryant
gptkb:South_Shore_(Massachusetts) |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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