USS BANCROFT(DD598), built at the Fore River shipyard, coming under the Fore River Bridge in early 1942 after being commissioned. Originally sent to the WWII "Alaskan Campaign", in mid 1943 she was then re-assigned to Pearl Harbor for operations in the "PTO"(Pacific Theater of Operations). Between Sept of 1943 and July of 1945 she provided fire support, screening and escort duties for some of the fiercest fighting in the Pacific and received 8 Battle Stars for her service. She had a top speed of almost 40 Miles Per Hour. Shortly after WWII she was put into inactive status and in 1973 was sold for scrap.
Fore River Shipyard was a shipyard owned by General Dynamics Corporation located on Weymouth Fore River in Braintree and Quincy, Massachusetts. It began operations in 1883 in Braintree, and moved to its final location on Quincy Point in 1901. In 1913, it was purchased by Bethlehem Steel, and later transferred to Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation. It was sold to General Dynamics in 1963, and closed in 1986. During its operation, yardworkers constructed hundreds of ships, for both military and civilian clients.
Columbian Square is located in South Weymouth near the South Shore hospital . Many consider this a very dangerous intersection
Naval Air Station South Weymouth, Blue Angels in 1961.
Naval Air Station South Weymouth, was an operational United States Navy airfield from 1942 to 1997 in South Weymouth, Massachusetts. It was first established as a regular Navy blimp base during World War II.
The Blue Angels is the United States Navy's flight demonstration squadron. The Blue Angels team was formed in 1946, making it the second oldest formal flying aerobatic team (under the same name) in the world, after the French Patrouille de France formed in 1931. The Blue Angels' six demonstration pilots fly the F/A-18 Hornet, typically in more than 70 shows at 34 locations throughout the United States each year, where they still employ many of the same practices and techniques used in their aerial displays in 1946. An estimated 11 million spectators view the squadron during air shows each full year.
The Weymouth Back River, sometimes called Back River, is a short, primarily tidal river in Hingham and Weymouth, Massachusetts, about 10 miles (16 km) south of Boston. It arises from a number of tributaries in ponds and swamps, most notably Whitmans Pond, flows northward, and empties into Hingham Bay (just south of Grape Island and Slate Island)
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Opened in 1936, the Weymouth Drive-In Theatre was one of the first in America. It was located on the west side of Bridge Street (State Route 3A) just north of the bridge to Hingham. It drew patronage from Weymouth, Hingham and Quincy and lasted until about 1970. After demolition, a mall anchored by a K-Mart occupied the property; this was later demolished for a new mall anchored by a Lowes Home .
Mister Donut Route 3A, Weymouth, Mass., photo 1992 Better than Dunkin Donuts?
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Monatiquot/Fore River. Braintree to the Left and Weymouth to the Right. The River in Braintree is called Monatiquot after its original Native American Name. The settlers changed the name to the Fore River so the name stuck in the downstream region.
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Great Esker Park and Back River Weymouth MA
Great Esker Park is a geological formation along the Weymouth Back River in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
This area was formed by a glacier 12,000 years ago. It includes a Nature Study Center and small museum, bird watching where visitors may see in the summer and spring months Osprey who live in man-made shelters on the river, hiking on nature trails, a playground and picnic area.
Located on Elva Road, on the west side of the Back River and its salt marsh, the park features the highest esker in North America (90 ft), reversing falls, 237 acres (0.96 km2), and six miles (10 km) of trails. It is in Weymouth, opposite side of the river from Bare Cove Park in Hingham.
