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Norfolk County, Massachusetts was created on March 26, 1793, by legislation signed by Governor John Hancock. Most of the towns were originally part of Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The towns of Dorchester and Roxbury were part of Norfolk County when it was created but, as Boston annexed each town, they became part of Suffolk County again.
Norfolk County is the birthplace of four Presidents of the United States (John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John F. Kennedy, and George H.W. Bush), resulting in the moniker "County of Presidents."
Adjacent Counties
- Middlesex County
- Bristol County
- Worcester County
- Suffolk County
- Providence County, Rhode Island
- Plymouth County
Cities, Towns & Communities
Avon | Bellingham | Braintree | Brookline | Canton | Cohasset | Dedham (County Seat) | Dover | Foxborough | Franklin | Holbrook | Medfield | Medway | Millis | Millis-Clicquot | Milton | Needham | Norfolk | Norwood | Plainville | Quincy | Randolph | Sharon | Stoughton | Walpole | Wellesley | Westwood | Weymouth | Wrentham
Cemeteries
The "Old House" in Quincy, Massachusetts, residence of U. S. President John Adams and his family for four generations. It was home to Adams and his wife Abigail Adams, their son President John Quincy Adams and his wife Louisa Catherine Adams, their son Charles Francis Adams (ambassador to the United Kingdom during the American Civil War), and historians Henry Adams and Brooks Adams. This house is now part of the Adams National Historical Park operated by the National Park Service, and is open to the public. Photograph taken by en:User:Daderot , August 2005.
Source: < Wikipedia Commons > Daderot - CC BY-SA 3.0
Links
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreational Area (part)
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
John F. Kennedy National Historic Site