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By Bill Coughlin, April 15, 2009
Marker on Boston's Freedom Trail
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1 Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Charlestown — Bunker Hill Monument
“Don’t fire ‘til you see the whites of their eyes.”
The Battle of Bunker Hill, fought here on Breed’s Hill, June 17, 1775, was the first major military confrontation of the Revolutionary War. Although the . . . Map (db m282107) HM
2 Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Weymouth — Abigail Smith Adams — 1744 - 1818
Abigail Smith Adams 1744 - 1818 First Lady to our second President John Adams and one of the most respected and influential women in our great nation’s early history. “Remember the Ladies”Map (db m299839) HM
3 Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Quincy — Abigail Adams — Adams National Historic Park — Quincy, Massachusetts —
“Improve your understanding for acquiring useful knowledge and virtue, such as will render you an ornament to society, an Honour to your Country, and a Blessing to Your parents.” Abigail Adams in a letter to her . . . Map (db m299843) HM
4 Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Weymouth, North Weymouth — Abigail Smith Adams — 1744 — 1818 — Back River Trail —
Abigail Adams was born November 11, 1744 in Weymouth, to Elizabeth Quincy Smith and Reverend William Smith, pastor of Weymouth's First Church. Abigail's mother and grandmother Quincy taught her social graces, as well as homemaking and handiwork . . . Map (db m301862) HM
5 Massachusetts, Norfolk County, North Weymouth — Abigail Adams Birthplace
Abigail Smith Adams, the wife of John Adams, 2nd President, and mother of John Quincy Adams, 6th President, was born here in 1744.Map (db m299708) HM
6 Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Quincy — President John Adams and President John Quincy Adams Birthplaces
John Adams was born in 1735 in the house at the rear of the lot. John Quincy Adams was born in 1767 in the house at today's street corner. Here, Abigail Adams managed house and farm for several years during the Revolution. Here, John Adams drafted . . . Map (db m299842) HM
 
 
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Aug. 27, 2026