Quincy Point

[4] A famous former resident of Quincy Point is Dick Dale, known as the "King of Surf Guitar" and a major influence in the development of heavy metal rock music.

Of Lebanese and Polish heritage, Dale introduced complex Middle Eastern melodies and rhythms into the rock and roll repertoire during the early 1960s.

Dick Dale was raised on Shea Street near Southern Artery in Quincy Point and resided in Twentynine Palms, California until his death in 2019.

The United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum located at the Fore River Shipyard, features the USS Salem (CA-139), a preserved heavy cruiser which is open to the public.

[8] In January, 2008, The Patriot Ledger newspaper reported that the 328-foot (100 m) tall "Goliath" shipbuilding crane located at the Fore River Shipyard - once the tallest maritime construction crane in the world, and for decades a landmark visible for miles - would be dismantled and sold to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering of South Korea and relocated to Mangalia, Romania.

[9][10] The dismantlement of the giant structure began in July 2008 but was halted on August 14 following a partial collapse that resulted in the death of ironworker Robert Harvey.

[11] Work on the crane's removal stopped for two months while local and federal officials investigated the accident, but later resumed and was completed in early 2009.

[13] A barge carrying the crane was christened the USS Harvey in honor of the fallen worker and left the shipyard on March 7, 2009, en route to Romania.