Milton, Historic New England town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Milton extends across 13.3 square miles between the Neponset River and Blue Hills, featuring numerous kettle ponds formed during glacial periods.
The area, known as Unquatiquisset by the Neponset tribe, became an English settlement in 1636 and received incorporation as Milton in 1662.
Milton Academy, established in 1798, continues to shape the educational landscape by contributing substantial resources to local community development.
The town maintains six public schools, including four elementary institutions, one middle school, and Milton High School, serving 4,400 students.
Milton housed New England's first chocolate factory in 1764, converted from an existing grist mill along the Neponset River.
Location: Norfolk County
Inception: 1636
Elevation above the sea: 40 m
Shares border with: Boston
Website: https://townofmilton.org
GPS coordinates: 42.25000,-71.06667
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:24
Blue Hills Reservation
5.4 km
Quincy Quarries Reservation
2.8 km
Granite Railway
2.5 km
G. H. Bent Company
527 m
Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District
2.4 km
Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House
1.5 km
Boston Consumptives Hospital
2.8 km
Governor Hutchinson's Field
1.7 km
Furnace Brook Parkway
3.1 km
Blue Hills Reservation Parkways
3 km
Dorchester Park
2.9 km
Forbes Hill Standpipe
3.3 km
Blue Hills Parkway
2.3 km
Gov. Thomas Hutchinson's Ha-ha
1.7 km
John Winthrop, Jr. Iron Furnace Site
3.3 km
Chickatawbut Observation Tower
2.8 km
Neponset River Reservation
3.8 km
Belcher-Rowe House
1.8 km
Almont Apartments
3.5 km
Milton Hill Historic District
1.6 km
Dorchester South Burying Ground
3.2 km
Brush Hill Historic District
3.6 km
Milton Centre Historic District
1.1 km
House at 92 Willard Street
2.5 km
Dr. Amos Holbrook House
1.7 km
Russell M. Dicey House
3.3 km
Scott's Woods Historic District
3.1 km
Railway Village Historic District
3.1 kmReviews
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