| 词条 | Houghs Neck |
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Houghs Neck {{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|aʊ|z}} is a one-square-mile (2.6 km2) peninsula in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is surrounded by Quincy Bay, Hingham Bay and Rock Island Cove. It is lined by Perry Beach, which runs along Manet Avenue; Nut Island, which is just beyond Great Hill at the very end of the peninsula; and Edgewater Drive. Houghs Neck is commonly referred to by locals as "The Neck" or "God's Country," and its residents as "Neckahs" ("Neckers") or "Neck Birds".[1] The Hough's Neck Pumping Station (or the "Pumpy" by the locals) is also part of the Boston Harbor Islands, along with Racoon Island, which can be walked to at low tide. Raccoon Island covers .3 sq. miles. In 1778, founding father John Adams left for a diplomatic mission to France from Houghs Neck instead of Boston, to evade capture by the British. HistoryHoughs Neck is named for Atherton Hough, previously mayor of Boston, England,[2] who was granted the land in 1636 as a farm and orchard.[3] The neighborhood's elementary school is also named for Atherton Hough. The peninsula has been called the "flounder capital of the world" and once had six boat rental businesses geared toward catching the bottom dwelling winter flounder that spent the cold weather months in Boston Harbor.[4] Due to its proximity to Boston and its coastline, it was considered a summer resort from the late 19th century well into the 20th[5] Currently, Houghs Neck is a thickly settled neighborhood.[6] TransportationSea Street and Manet Avenue are major thoroughfares in the neighborhood. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority provides service to Houghs Neck with the 216 bus route, which links this area to the Red Line train station in Quincy Center.[7] External links
References1. ^Gordon, Heather (2004). In "[https://books.google.com/books?id=NZal9fEh9qgC&pg=PA135&dq=%22god%27s+country%22+%22hough%27s+neck%22&sig=_LAJ01z5yqVeHOMHzFDDtp3Q4Bg Newcomer's Handbook For Moving To And Living In Boston: Including Cambridge, Brookline, And Somerville]". First Books Inc. p. 135. {{ISBN|0-912301-54-6}}. Google Book Search. Retrieved on March 25, 2008. {{coord |42.2667|N|70.9578|W|type:airport_region:US-MA_source:GNIS-enwiki|display=title}}{{Neighborhoods of Quincy, Massachusetts}}{{Islands and Peninsulas of Massachusetts}}{{NorfolkCountyMA-geo-stub}}2. ^{{cite book|last=Thompson|first=Pishey|title=THE History and Antiquities of BOSTON|year=1856|page=429|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jqLCNLAOJ6YC}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://thomascranelibrary.org/htm/120.htm|title=58 Parkhurst Street|work=Quincy, Mass. Historical and Architectural Survey|publisher=Thomas Crane Public Library|accessdate=2009-07-07}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mwra.com/harbor/enquad/pdf/1996-06.pdf|title=The State of Boston Harbor|date=November 1996|page=Page 15|publisher=Massachusetts Water Resources Authority|accessdate=2009-07-07}} 5. ^{{cite book|title=The Boston Road Book|year=1898|publisher=G.H. Walker & Company|page=45|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HFhrf7TQv5gC}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.quincyma.gov/Living/neighborhoods.cfm|title=About Quincy Neighborhoods|publisher=City of Quincy|accessdate=2009-06-21}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/bus/routes/?route=216|title=MBTA Schedules and Maps: 216 - Quincy Center Station - Houghs Neck via Sea Street|publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority|accessdate=2009-06-21}} 4 : 1625 establishments in Massachusetts|Peninsulas of Massachusetts|Quincy, Massachusetts|Landforms of Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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