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 Tercentennary Granite Ball - Quincy, MA Posted by:  NorStar
N 42° 15.080 W 071° 00.227
19T E 334702 N 4679625
The granite ball, which also appears to be a fountain, was placed by the Granite Manufacturer's Association in 1925.
Waymark Code: WMGRQE
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2013
Views: 4
In Quincy's downtown section, is Quincy City Hall, which has a monument in the form of a black sphere on a pedestal, which was placed to commemorate the 300th Anniversary of the city's founding.
The monument is located next to the Quincy City Hall, surrounded by a brick walkway. The sphere is about 4 ft in diameter and is made from black granite polished smooth. It sits on a pedestal and surrounded by a stone berm, which makes me think that it is also a fountain - there was snow still on the ground when I visited. Along the base of the pedestal is the following text:
"Erected in commemoration
of the tercentenary
of the founding of Quincy
1625 - 1925"
The Quincy Chamber of Commerce web site has the following about the monument:
"Crafted in 1925, the granite ball was a gift from the Granite Manufacturers Association to Quincy to celebrate Quincy’s 300th anniversary. Measuring 9.5 tons in size and 6 feet in diameter, it has been recorded by Ripley’s Believe It or Not as being “The World’s Most Nearly Perfect Sphere”!"
Subject: City
Commemoration: 300th
Date of Founding: 1/1/1625
Date of Commemoration: 1/1/1925
Address:
Quincy City Hall Plaza
Quincy, MA
Overview Photograph:
Yes
Detail Photograph:
Yes
Web site if available: [Web Link]
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