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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Quincy
Quincy, Massachusetts and Vicinity
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| On Hancock Street at Washington Street, on the left when traveling south on Hancock Street. |
| | “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 10-year-old . . . — — Map (db m18502) HM |
| On Viden Road at Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on Viden Road. |
| | From this spot, with her son, John Quincy Adams, then a boy of seven, by her side, Abigail Adams watched the smoke of burning Charleston, while listening to the guns of Bunker Hill. Saturday, 17 June, 1775. < Lower Marker : > The Adams . . . — — Map (db m107409) HM |
| On Adams Street at Hancock Street, on the right when traveling east on Adams Street. |
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has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This building possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America — — Map (db m119010) HM |
| On Franklin Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | John Adams John Quincy Adams Birthplaces — — Map (db m40653) HM |
| On Granite Street at Thomas E. Burgin Parkway, on the right when traveling south on Granite Street. |
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Erected by
The Burns Memorial Association
of Quincy Mass.
in honor of
Robert Burns
Scotland's most famous poet
and advocate of liberty
and democracy
"NO Spartan tube, no Attic shell
No lyre Æolian I awake . . . — — Map (db m119033) HM |
| On Cypress Avenue at Willow Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Cypress Avenue. |
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Born in Quincy 1873
Killed in the
dynamite explosion
at the Cuartel
Pinar del Rio, Cuba
May 18, 1910 — — Map (db m119667) HM |
| On Sea Street north of Southern Artery (Massachusetts Route 3A), on the left when traveling north. |
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In Honor Of
Our Patriot Soldiers.
Killed in Battle.
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Died of Wounds
Received in Battle.
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Died in Prison.
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Died of Disease
contracted in the Army . . . — — Map (db m119039) HM |
| On Southern Artery (Massachusetts Route 3A) north of Greenleaf Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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The International
H. C. B. and C.
Laborer's Union
of America
to
D. D'Alessandro
[Bronze bas-relief panels]
Domenico D’Alessandro
International H. C. B. and C.
Laborer's Union of America [seal]
Labor omnia vincit ["Work conquers . . . — — Map (db m119230) HM |
| Near Magnolia Avenue west of Cypress Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
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Erected by
John Veader
in memory of his daughter
Etta M. Hutchins
wife of Samuel G. Hutchins
Died Feb. 20, 1901
aged 34 yrs.
This grave given my beloved neice [sic]
by her Uncle Joseph Veader
Her last request was
"I want . . . — — Map (db m122535) HM |
| On Sea Street near Southern Artery (Massachusetts Route 3A), on the left when traveling north. |
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Born Dec. 12, 1901
Enlisted March 30, 1917
Killed in Action when
U.S.S. Jacob Jones
was torpedoed at sea
Dec. 6, 1917
First Quincy Boy
killed in the World War — — Map (db m119043) WM |
| On Hancock Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Set apart after 1640 • • • • • Here lie buried The early settlers of the town the first minister the first teacher Rev. John Hancock (1702 – 1744) for whom this place is named Father of the patriot Henry Adams (1583 – 1646) and . . . — — Map (db m31249) HM |
| On Hancock Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Here lyeth the body of Henry Adams founder of the Braintree branch of the Adams family in America buried in this cemetery Oct. 8, 1646 — — Map (db m31253) HM |
| On Burgin Pkwy at Dimmock Street, on the right when traveling north on Burgin Pkwy. |
| | Farmer Lawyer Patriot Diplomat First Vice President Second President of the United States Side of Monument: There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public . . . — — Map (db m18052) HM |
| On Adams Street at Hancock Street, on the right when traveling south on Adams Street. |
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On this site was born
John Hancock
January 23, 1737
Son of Reverend John Hancock,
pastor of what is now the
First Parish Church, Quincy
On his father's death, he was
adopted by his uncle — Boston's
wealthiest . . . — — Map (db m118703) HM |
| On Adams Street at Hancock Street, on the right when traveling east on Adams Street. |
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On this spot
stood the dwelling
wherein was born
John Hancock
President of the Congress
of the United States
XII January MDCCXXXVII — — Map (db m119009) HM |
| On Sea Street north of Southern Artery (Massachusetts Route 3A), on the left when traveling north. |
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In
grateful tribute
to the
Men of Quincy
who died in
the Korean War
Robert I. Adams • Thomas B. Bishop • Lawrence A. Bruno
Herman E. Buzbee • James H. Cameron • Howard E. Davis
Walter A. Della Chiesa • Robert J. Duffy • Kenneth . . . — — Map (db m119122) WM |
| On Hancock Street at Elm Street, on the left when traveling south on Hancock Street. |
| | Site of Quincy’s Liberty Tree used as a rallying place for patriotic societies prior to the American Revolution. Granite Manufacturers Association 1956 — — Map (db m107410) HM |
| On Quincy Shore Drive 0.1 miles east of Squantum Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Moswetuset Hummock was the seat of Chickatawbut, Sagamore of the Massachusetts Indians; adjoining were their planting grounds. "Massachusetts" means "at the Great (Blue) Hills." With Chickatawbut Governor Winthrop made a treaty which was never . . . — — Map (db m48818) HM |
| On Adams Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior [ Back of marker ] “It is but the farm of a Patriot” • • • • • John Adams, 1788 — — Map (db m40652) HM |
| On Sea Street north of Southern Artery (Massachusetts Route 3A), on the left when traveling north. |
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Philippine Islands • Cuba
Porto Rico • U.S.A. — — Map (db m119121) WM |
| On Granite Rail Court, on the right when traveling east. |
| | National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
The Granite Railway
Designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers 1976
This marker commemorates the 150th anniversary of the ground breaking for the first commercial railroad in the . . . — — Map (db m49466) HM |
| On Hancock Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In Grateful Remembrance of The Men of Quincy, Mass. formerly called Braintree who on land and sea fought to establish the independence of the United States of America in The Revolution of 1775-1783 Ebenezer Adams • Daniel Arnold • Hezekiah Bass • . . . — — Map (db m31244) HM |
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In memory of
Three Brothers
who lived and died
in the service
of their Country.
Sons of Thomas Boylston
and Ann Harrod Adams
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Thomas Boylston . . . — — Map (db m119177) WM |
| On Hancock Street at Washington Street, on the left when traveling south on Hancock Street. |
| | Within this church are the tombs of two Presidents of the United States and their wives John Adams – Second President 1735 1826 Abigail Adams 1744 1818 their son John Quincy Adams – Sixth President 1767 1848 Louisa Catherine Adams 1775 . . . — — Map (db m18051) HM |
| Near Sea Street north of Southern Artery (Massachusetts Route 3A), on the left when traveling north. |
| | In memory of our departed Comrades and Auxiliary Sisters — — Map (db m119081) WM |
| On Sea Street north of Southern Artery (Massachusetts Route 3A), on the left when traveling north. |
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Dedicated to the
Citizens of Quincy
who made the
supreme sacrifice
in the
Vietnam War
Quincy Men
Killed or Missing in Action
Brian P. Ahern • Richard C. Archer • Francis Builaert
James E. Casale • Ralph Caspole • James H. . . . — — Map (db m119124) WM |
| Near Cypress Avenue at Elm Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | A pioneer in the granite industry of Quincy — — Map (db m119161) HM |
| On Beale Street 0.1 miles north of Arlington Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In William Hutchinson's house near this spot his wife Anne tarried on her way to Rhode Island, exiled from Massachusetts by the General Court in April, 1638. — — Map (db m48816) HM |
| On Adams Street at Hancock Street, on the right when traveling east on Adams Street. |
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Born XXV February MDCCCXXXV
Died XXIX March MDCCCLXXVIII
First Master of this school
MDCCCLXXII-MDCCCLXXVIII
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In Memory Of
William Royall Tyler A.B.
Born . . . — — Map (db m119011) HM |
| On Sea Street north of Southern Artery (Massachusetts Route 3A), on the left when traveling north. |
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To commemorate the
Men and Women of Quincy
who honored her in
World War II
Lest We Forget Our War Dead
These Shall Not Have Died In Vain
[Roll of Honored Dead] — — Map (db m119084) WM |
| On Sea Street north of Southern Artery (Massachusetts Route 3A), on the left when traveling north. |
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Dedicated to the memory of
the Quincy Boys who offered their
lives during the World War, that
our country and its institutions
might be preserved.
This memorial erected by a grateful city
Quincy, Massachusetts
May 30, . . . — — Map (db m119082) WM |
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