Quincy ( ) is a coastal U.S. city in

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, United States. It is the largest city in the county and a part of Metropolitan Boston as one of

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's immediate southern suburbs. Its population in 2020 was 101,636, making it the seventh-largest city in the

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. Known as the "City of Presidents", Quincy is the birthplace of two

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—

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and his son

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—as well as

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and the first signer of the

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) and the first and third Governor of Massachusetts. First settled in 1625, Quincy was briefly part of Dorchester before becoming the north precinct of Braintree in 1640. In 1792, Quincy was split off from Braintree; the new town was named after Colonel

John Quincy Colonel John Quincy (July 21, 1689 – July 13, 1767) was an American soldier, politician and member of the Quincy political family. His granddaughter Abigail Adams named her son, the future president John Quincy Adams, after him. Two days aft ...

, maternal grandfather of

Abigail Adams Abigail Adams ( ''née'' Smith; November 22, [ O.S. November 11] 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife and closest advisor of John Adams, as well as the mother of John Quincy Adams. She was a founder of the United States, an ...

and after whom John Quincy Adams was also named. Quincy became a city in 1888. For more than a century, Quincy was home to a thriving granite industry; the city was also the site of the

Granite Railway The Granite Railway was one of the first railroads in the United States, built to carry granite from Quincy, Massachusetts, to a dock on the Neponset River in Milton. From there boats carried the heavy stone to Charlestown for construction o ...

, the United States' first commercial railroad. Shipbuilding at the

Fore River Shipyard 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 ...

was another key part of the city's economy. In the 20th century, both

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and

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were founded in the city.

History

Pre-Colonial Period to the Revolution

The road that eventually became the Old Coast Road from Boston to

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, going through Quincy and Braintree, started out as a native american trail.

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sachem Sachems and sagamores are paramount chiefs among the Algonquians or other Native American tribes of northeastern North America, including the Iroquois. The two words are anglicizations of cognate terms (c. 1622) from different Eastern Al ...

Chickatawbut had his seat on a hill called

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prior to the settlement of the area by English colonists, situated east of the mouth of the

Neponset River The Neponset River is a river in eastern Massachusetts in the United States. Its headwaters are at the Neponset Reservoir in Foxborough, near Gillette Stadium. From there, the Neponset meanders generally northeast for about to its mouth at ...

near what is now called

Squantum Squantum is a neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts, connected to the mainland by a causeway that crosses over a wetland area of the bay. Often thought of as a peninsula, Squantum proper is technically a barrier island as it is surrounded on all fou ...

. It was visited in 1621 by

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commander

Myles Standish Myles Standish (c. 1584 – October 3, 1656) was an English military officer and colonizer. He was hired as military adviser for Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts, United States by the Pilgrims. Standish accompanied the Pilgrims on ...

and

Squanto Tisquantum (; 1585 (±10 years?) – late November 1622 O.S.), more commonly known as Squanto Sam (), was a member of the Patuxet tribe best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southern New England and t ...

, a native guide. Four years later, a party led by Captain Wollaston established a post on a low hill near the south shore of

Quincy Bay Quincy Bay is the largest of the three small bays of southern Boston Harbor, part of Massachusetts Bay and forming much of the shoreline of the city of Quincy, Massachusetts. Locally in the Wollaston neighborhood of Quincy it is known as Wollasto ...

east of present-day Black's Creek. The settlers found the area suitable for farming, as Chickatawbut and his group had cleared much of the land of trees. (The Indians used the name Passonagessit ("Little Neck of Land") for the area.) This settlement was named Mount Wollaston in honor of the leader, who left the area soon after 1625, bound for

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. The Wollaston neighborhood in Quincy still retains Captain Wollaston's name. Upon the departure of Wollaston, Thomas Morton took over leadership of the post. Morton's history of conflict with the Plymouth settlement and his free-thinking ideals antagonized the Plymouth settlement, who maligned the colony and accused it of

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with Indian women and

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. Morton renamed the settlement Ma-re-Mount ("Hill by the Sea") and later wrote that the conservative

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to the south were "threatening to make it a woefull mount and not a merry mount", in reference to the fact that they disapproved of his

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practices. In 1627, Morton was arrested by Standish for violating the code of conduct in a way harmful to the colony. He was sent back to England, only to return and be arrested by

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the next year. The area of Quincy now called Merrymount is located on the site of the original English settlement of 1625 and takes its name from the punning name given by Morton. The area was first incorporated as part of Dorchester in 1630 and was briefly annexed by Boston in 1634. The area became Braintree in 1640, bordered along the coast of Massachusetts Bay by Dorchester to the north and Weymouth to the east. Beginning in 1708, the modern border of Quincy first took shape as the North Precinct of Braintree.

Post-Revolution

Following the

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, Quincy was officially incorporated as a separate town named for Col.

in 1792, the grandfather of Abigail Adams and was made a city in 1888. Quincy, Massachusetts is the first—and only—city of 16 subsequent cities named Quincy in the United States whose residents pronounce the name as (/ˈkwɪnzi/ KWIN-zee) rather than "QUINCE-ee." In 1845 the Old Colony Railroad opened; the

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stated that the railroad was "the beginning of a trend toward

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". Quincy became as accessible to

as was Charlestown. The first suburban land company, Bellevue Land Co., had been organized in northern Quincy in 1870.MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report QUINCY
" ''

''. 1981. 9 (10/18). Retrieved on January 16, 2010. Quincy's population grew by over 50 percent during the 1920s. Among the city's several firsts was the

, the first commercial railroad in the United States. It was constructed in 1826 to carry

granite Granite () is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies undergro ...

from a Quincy quarry to the

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so that the stone could then be taken by boat to erect the

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in Charlestown. Quincy granite became famous throughout the nation, and stonecutting became the city's principal economic activity. Quincy was also home to the first iron furnace in the United States, the

John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site The John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site is a historic archaeological site at 61 Crescent Street, Quincy, Massachusetts. The site is called Braintree Furnace in some texts; the West Quincy location at the time of operation was in a part of Braint ...

(also known as Braintree Furnace), from 1644 to 1653. Quincy Masschusetts Frederick Childe Hassam 1892

In the 1870s, the city gave its name to the

Quincy Method The Quincy Method, also known as the Quincy Plan, or the Quincy system of learning, was a child-centred, progressive approach to education developed by Francis W. Parker, then superintendent of schools in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1875. Parker, a ...

, an influential approach to education developed by

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while he served as Quincy's

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. Parker, an early proponent of

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, put his ideas into practice in the city's underperforming schools; four years later, a state survey found that Quincy's students were excelling.Koegel, R. "Partnership Education and Nonviolent Communication" Retrieved 2008-12-0

/ref> Many of Quincy’s teachers were recruited by districts in other states, spreading the Quincy method beyond Massachusetts to New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Vermont, Florida, Minnesota, and other places. Quincy was additionally important as a

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center. Sailing ships were built in Quincy for many years, including the only seven-masted

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ever built, ''Thomas W. Lawson''. The Fore River area became a shipbuilding center in the 1880s; founded by

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, who became wealthy as assistant to

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in developing the telephone, many famous warships were built at the

. Amongst these were the

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; the

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s , now preserved as a

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in Massachusetts, and ; and , the world's last all-gun heavy warship, which is still preserved at Fore River as the main exhibit of the

United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum The United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum is a private non-profit museum in Quincy, Massachusetts featuring USS ''Salem'' (CA-139), a heavy cruiser docked at the former Fore River Shipyard where she was laid down in 1945. The museum was establi ...

. John J. Kilroy, reputed originator of the famous Kilroy was here graffiti, was a

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at Fore River. Quincy was also an

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pioneer thanks to Dennison Field. Located in the

section of town it was one of the world's first airports and was partially developed by

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. In 1910, it was the site of the

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, the second air show in America. It was later leased to the

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for an airfield, and served as a reserve

Squantum Naval Air Station Naval Air Station Squantum was an active naval aviation facility during 1917 and from 1923 until 1953. The original civilian airfield that preceded it, the Harvard Aviation Field, dates back to 1910. The base was sited on Squantum Point in t ...

into the 1950s. The Army has also long maintained a presence in the city, with the

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occupying the Kelley Armory in Wollaston, from 1971 to 1976 it served as headquarters for the 187th Infantry Brigade. The

and

restaurant chains were both founded in Quincy.

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band

Dropkick Murphys Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. Singer and bassist Ken Casey has been the band's only constant member. Other current members include drummer Matt Kelly (1997– ), singer Al Barr (199 ...

got its start in the city's Wollaston neighborhood in 1996. Quincy is also home to the United States' longest-running Flag Day parade, a tradition that began in 1952 under Richard Koch, a former director of Parks and Recreation, who started the "Koch Club" sports organization for kids and had an annual parade with flags.

Geography

Quincy shares borders with

to the north (separated by the

to the west, Randolph and Braintree to the south, and Weymouth (separated by the Fore River) and Hull (maritime border between

and

Hingham Bay Hingham Bay is the easternmost of the three small bays of outer Boston Harbor, part of Massachusetts Bay and forming the western shoreline of the town of Hull and the northern shoreline of Hingham in the United States state of Massachusetts. It ...

) to the east. Historically, before incorporation when it was called "Mount Wollaston" and later as the "North Precinct" of Braintree, Quincy roughly began at the Neponset River in the north and ended at the Fore River in the south. Quincy Bay, within city limits to the northeast, is part of

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and

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. There are several beaches in Quincy, including

Wollaston Beach Wollaston Beach is the largest public beach in the Boston harbor. The beach is located parallel to Quincy Shore Drive in North Quincy, Massachusetts, which was constructed to provide access to the bay beach for Greater Boston. Wollaston beach ex ...

along

Quincy Shore Drive Quincy Shore Drive is a historic parkway in Quincy, Massachusetts. The road is one of a series of parkways built by predecessors of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, to provide access to parks and beaches in the Greate ...

. Located on the western shore of Quincy Bay, Wollaston Beach is the largest Boston Harbor beach. Quincy's territory includes

Hangman Island Hangman Island, also known as Hayman's Island, is an island in the Quincy Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island is a barren outcrop of bedrock, with a permanent size of half an acre rising to only three feet ab ...

, Moon Island (restricted access, and all land is owned by the City of Boston),

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(now a peninsula), and Raccoon Island in the

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. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The total area is 37.60% water. Although Quincy is primarily urban, or fully 23 percent of its land area lies within the uninhabited

Blue Hills Reservation Blue Hills Reservation is a state park in Norfolk County, Massachusetts in the United States. Managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, it covers parts of Milton, Quincy, Braintree, Canton, Randolph, and Dedh ...

, a state park managed by the

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. This undeveloped natural area encompasses the southwestern portion of Quincy and includes the city's highest point, Chickatawbut Hill. Other hills within Quincy include Forbes Hill in Wollaston, Presidents Hill in Quincy Center and Penns Hill in South Quincy.

Climate

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 92,271 people, 38,883 households, and 42,838 families residing in the city, making it the eighth-largest city in the state. The population density was 5,567.9 people per square mile (2,025.4/km²). There were 42,838 housing units at an average density of 2,388.7 per square mile (922.5/km²). The

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of the city was 65.5%

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, 4.6%

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, 0.16% Native American, 24.0%

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(15.6%

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, 3.2%

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, 2.6%

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), 0.02%

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, 0.85% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.6% of the population. 33.5% were of Irish, 12.7% Italian and 5.0% English ancestry according to the 2000 Census. 77.1% spoke only English, while 8.0% spoke Chinese or Mandarin, 2.6%

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, 1.9% Spanish, 1.5% Vietnamese and 1.3% Italian in their homes. There were 38,883 households, out of which 20.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.2% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 3.03. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 17.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 36.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $59,803, and the median income for a family was $77,514. Males had a median income of $51,925 versus $44,175 for females. The

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for the city was $32,786. About 7.3% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the

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, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

Asian community

As of 2010, Quincy has the highest per capita concentration of persons of Asian origin in Massachusetts.Encarnacao, Jack.
Quincy's Asian population surging
(). ''

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''. March 23, 2011. Retrieved on September 8, 2015. As of 2003 about 66% of the Asians in Quincy are

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,Eschbacher, Karen.
Immigrants from India a growing community in Quincy
(). ''

''. July 2, 2003 (from th
summary page
). Retrieved on September 8, 2015. giving the city one of the largest Chinese populations in the state.Hsiao, Teresa.

(). ''

''. July 2, 2003 (from th
summary page
. Retrieved on September 8, 2015. There is also a community of persons of East Indian origins, with most of them working in

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and other skilled professions. A growing number of people with Vietnamese origins live in the area as well and make up the second largest Asian American group in Quincy; it is estimated that nearly 4,000 Vietnamese people live in the city. In 1980, there were 750 persons of Asian origin in Quincy. Most of the Asian immigrants coming in the 1980s originated from Hong Kong and Taiwan.Eschbacher, Karen.
Quincy's Asian-American community is growing, changing
(). ''

''. June 28, 2003 (from th
summary page
. Retrieved on September 8, 2015. In 1990, Quincy had 5,577 persons of Asian origin, with 143 of them being of East Indian origin. The number of Asians increased to 13,546 in 2000, with about 9,000 of them being ethnic Chinese, and 1,127 of them being ethnic East Indian. The latter group grew by 688%, making it the fastest-growing Asian subgroup in Quincy. Around 2003, most Asian immigrants were coming from

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instead of

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and

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. At that time, Quincy had a higher Asian population than the Boston Chinatown. The overall Asian population increased by 64% in the following decade, to 22,174 in 2010. Quincy's Chinese population increased by 60% during that time period.Fox, Jeremy C.
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''. Retrieved on September 8, 2015. Historically, Quincy residents traveled to shops in

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, but by 2003 Asian shopping centers became established in Quincy.Eschbacher, Karen.
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was establishing a supermarket in Quincy. In February 2017, City Councilor Nina Liang presented a motion to designate Quincy as a "Sanctuary City". This motion was voted down by the City Council. Quincy has an estimated 8,000 undocumented residents and has the 11th-highest concentration of immigrants in Massachusetts overall. As of 2000, about 50% of Asians in Quincy own their own houses; many who rent do so while saving money for down payments for their houses. Sixty-five percent of the Chinese were homeowners, while only 10% of the East Indians were homeowners. As of 2003, slightly more than 2,500 Asian Americans in Quincy were registered to vote, making up almost 25% of Asians in the city who were eligible to vote.Eschbacher, Karen.
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. Retrieved on September 8, 2015. In the 1980s, there was racial violence against the Asian community by whites,Eschbacher, Karen.

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. Retrieved on September 8, 2015. and at the time the city did not employ any Asian police officers, leaving the Asian population to feel a lack of trust in the police.Eschbacher, Karen.

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''. July 1, 2003 (from th
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. Retrieved on September 8, 2015. By 2003, the racial tensions had been greatly reduced, and the Quincy Police Department at that time had Asian officers. By 2003, Quincy Asian Resources Inc. planned to establish a newsletter for Asian residents. In 2011, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, Inc. (BCNC; ) executive director Elaine Ng stated that the center would begin to offer services in Quincy. The number of persons using BCNC services residing in Quincy increased by almost 300% in a period beginning in 2004 and ending in 2005.

Neighborhoods

Quincy is divided into numerous

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with individual histories and characteristics. * Adams Shore was originally developed as a summer

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location and is now a year-round

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. *

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was the site of a former planned manufacturing community begun in the 1750s to encourage

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immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...

and is now a residential neighborhood with a massive public housing project. *

Houghs Neck Houghs Neck is a one-square-mile (2.6 km2) peninsula in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is surrounded by Quincy Bay, Hingham Bay and Rock Island Cove. It is lined by Perry Beach, which runs along Manet Avenue; Nut Island, which is just beyond Great ...

is a northeastern peninsular community named for Atherton Hough, who was granted the land in 1636 for use as a farm and

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. Hough's Neck has a substantial Irish American population. * Marina Bay is a residential-

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area developed in the 1980s on the site of the closed

Naval Air Station Squantum Naval Air Station Squantum was an active naval aviation facility during 1917 and from 1923 until 1953. The original civilian airfield that preceded it, the Harvard Aviation Field, dates back to 1910. The base was sited on Squantum Point in t ...

with high-rise

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s, restaurants and a large

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. * Merrymount is a primarily residential neighborhood and the site of Quincy's initial settlement. * Montclair is the northwestern section of the city along West Squantum Street, bordering the town of Milton. * North Quincy is a residential and commercial neighborhood along Hancock Street and Quincy Shore Drive that includes a substantial

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population with substantial Asian business growth as well as the location of one of the city's largest high schools, North Quincy High School. * Quincy Center is the commercial and government center of the city where City Hall,

Thomas Crane Public Library The Thomas Crane Public Library (TCPL) is a city library in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is noted for its architecture. It was funded by the Crane family as a memorial to Thomas Crane, a wealthy stone contractor who got his start in the Quincy quarri ...

, the

United First Parish Church United First Parish Church is a Unitarian Universalist congregation in Quincy, Massachusetts, established as the parish church of Quincy in 1639. The current building was constructed in 1828 by noted Boston stonecutter Abner Joy to designs by ...

(Old Stone Church), Quincy Masonic Building, and numerous office buildings and residential streets can be found. * Quincy Point is a densely populated residential area east of Quincy Center, with commercial areas along Quincy Avenue and

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, that is also the site of the

. *

South Quincy South Quincy is a neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts. Located in the south central portion of the city, South Quincy is bordered on the north by Quincy Center and West Quincy, on the east by Quincy Avenue and the Quincy Point neighborhood, ...

is a residential area bordering the town of Braintree that includes Crown Colony office park and Faxon Park, a wooded protected space. *

is the peninsular northernmost part of Quincy grew from being a summer resort adjacent to an early civilian, then

, into a year-round residential neighborhood. Squantum boasts one of the largest Irish American populations, per capita, in the United States. * West Quincy is a residential and commercial section with immediate access to

Interstate 93 Interstate 93 (I-93) is an Interstate Highway in the New England states of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont in the United States. Spanning approximately along a north–south axis, it is one of three primary Interstate Highways ...

and the site of several former

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, now the

Quincy Quarries Reservation The Quincy Quarries in Quincy, Massachusetts, produced granite for over a century and were the site of the Granite Railway—often credited as being the first railroad in the United States. A section of the former Quarry, quarries is owned and ...

, and the

, first commercial railway in the United States. * Wollaston, named for Captain Richard Wollaston, the leader of Quincy's original settlers, was an early rail-accessed commuter home for Boston workers that is now a densely populated residential and commercial area and site of

Eastern Nazarene College The Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) is a private, Christian college in Quincy, Massachusetts. Established as a holiness college in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1900, the college moved to Rhode Island for several years. With its expansion to a four-ye ...

Economy

During its history Quincy has been known as a manufacturing and heavy industry center, with

quarry A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to reduce their envi ...

ing dominating employment in the 19th century and

at Fore River Shipyard and Squantum Victory Yard rising to prominence in the 20th century. The recent decades have seen a shift in focus to several large employers in the professional and service sector of the economy. Quincy is the location of the corporate headquarters of several firms, including

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, the

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chain, Arbella Insurance GroupMajor Employers
." Quincy 2000 Collaborative. Retrieved on October 23, 2009. and ''

'', the publisher of the South Shore's largest regional newspaper. Other major employers with offices in Quincy are

State Street Corporation State Street Corporation is an American financial services and bank holding company headquartered at One Lincoln Street in Boston with operations worldwide. It is the second-oldest continually operating United States bank; its predecessor, Un ...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) is a state licensed nonprofit private health insurance company under the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association with headquarters in Boston. The Boston location located on 133 Federal Street is curren ...

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is a non-profit health services company based in Canton, Massachusetts serving the New England region of the United States. On August 14, 2019, the boards of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan announced p ...

and

Boston Scientific Boston Scientific Corporation ("BSC"), incorporated in Delaware, is a biomedical/biotechnology engineering firm and multinational manufacturer of medical devices used in interventional medical specialties, including interventional radiology, in ...

TACV Cabo Verde Airlines is an international airline based in Cape Verde. It connects three continents with non-stop flights from their hub at Amílcar Cabral International Airport on Sal Island. History Cabo Verde Airlines was established in 1958. ...

, national

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airline of

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, has its United States corporate office in Quincy.

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has its North American headquarters in the city as well.

Income

Data is from the 2009–2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.

Government

Local

Quincy has a strong mayor government. The incumbent mayor, Thomas P. Koch, has served since 2008; he is the 33rd mayor of the city. Mayors in the city were elected to two-year terms. In 2013, the city's voters opted to extend the mayoral term to four years, beginning after the 2015 election. In addition to the mayor, the city has a nine-member city council, with Noel T. DiBona serving as current president. Six councilors are elected to represent Quincy's wards, and three are elected at large. Councilors serve two-year terms. The city also has a school committee with seven members—the mayor and six members elected to staggered four-year terms.

Public health

In 2010, the city of Quincy was the first in the US to have its police department carry the nasal spray Narcan (Nalaxone) to combat the overdose outbreak associated with the opioid epidemic in the US. When the program first began, the city's officers were reviving an overdose victim every four to five days. By 2014, police officers had administered the opioid antagonist over 300 times. Other cities and police departments throughout the US developed their own Narcan-dispensing programs based on the model pioneered by the Quincy PD. In 2017, overdose deaths in the city and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts had declined, it was thought, due to the use of naloxone by the police and others. The state legislature, in 2018, required all pharmacies to keep Narcan in stock and available to anyone, without a prescription.

State

Quincy is represented in the

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by Democrat John F. Keenan ( Norfolk and Plymouth district). Four members of the

Massachusetts House of Representatives The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from 14 counties each divided into single-member ...

represent Quincy:

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( 1st Norfolk district), Tackey Chan ( 2nd Norfolk district), Daniel Hunt ( 13th Suffolk district), and

Ronald Mariano Ronald Joseph Mariano (born October 31, 1946) is an American politician currently serving as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. A Democrat from Quincy, he was first elected to the House in a December 1991 special elect ...

( 3rd Norfolk district). Each representative is a Democrat, and Mariano is the majority leader in the House.

Education

Quincy is home to various educational institutions, public and private, including one

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center, one

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, one

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, one

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, two colleges,

, a private liberal arts and sciences college, and

Quincy College Quincy College (QC) is a public community college in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is an open admission commuter school that offers associate degrees, bachelor degrees, and certificate programs. It was founded in 1958 and enrolls approximately 4,500 ...

, a public, localized college, two public

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, five public

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s, and 12 public

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s. In the 19th century, the city became an innovator in progressive public education with the

, developed by

while he served as Quincy's

. Four years after its implementation, a state survey found that Quincy students excelled at reading, writing, and spelling, and ranked fourth in their county in math.

Higher education

The city is home to

, a college of the liberal arts and sciences located in Wollaston Park. The college relocated to the area in 1919 from its original location in

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, where it was established as a

holiness Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...

college in 1900.

, a

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in Quincy Center, operates under the auspices of the City of Quincy. The college is unusual in this respect, as it is the only one of Massachusetts' 16 community colleges to be run by a city rather than by the

. It is one of only two colleges in the United States organized this way.Donald B. Gratz, "The road not taken: The evolution of a municipal junior college" (January 1, 1998). Boston College Dissertations and Theses. Paper AAI9828009.
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Public primary and secondary education

Public education at the

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levels is managed by Quincy Public Schools, a system that includes one early childhood center, eleven elementary schools, five middle schools and two high schools. ;Public high schools *

North Quincy High School North Quincy High School (NQHS) is a public secondary school located in the North Quincy neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. The school serves grades 9 through 12, and has an enrollment of over 1,200 students. It is one of t ...

* Quincy High School ;Public middle schools * Atlantic * Broad Meadows * Central * Point Webster * South-West (formerly Reay E. Sterling) ;Public elementary schools * Amelio Della Chiesa Early Childhood Center * Atherton Hough * Beechwood Knoll * Charles A. Bernazzani * Clifford Marshall * Lincoln-Hancock Community * Merrymount * Montclair * Francis W. Parker * Snug Harbor Community * Squantum * Wollaston

Private and alternative education

Private and alternative education institutions for children in preschool–8th grade include Quincy's three Catholic schools—Sacred Heart, St. Ann, and St. Mary. Because of declining enrollment and the ongoing economic crisis, the three merged to form the

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, which opened in September 2010, at the site of the Sacred Heart school. The

Woodward School for Girls The Woodward School is a school for girls in grades 6 - 12 and was founded in 1894. Located in Quincy, Massachusetts, near Quincy Center, it is the only private high school in the city. On top of its core syllabus, the school offers AP courses, ...

is a non-sectarian college preparatory day school for girls in grades 6–12. Campus Kinder Haus (CKH) is operated by the Eastern Nazarene College on its Old Colony campus. The Adams Montessori School is open for children of preschool through elementary school age. For a number of years, the Fore River Apprentice School was operated at the

to teach its students how to work in the shipyard.

Public libraries

The

serves as the public library system of Quincy, Massachusetts.

Supplementary education

Peter Jae established the Quincy Chinese Language School, which offers supplementary education for Chinese children, in 1988. As of 2003 it holds

-language classes for 150 students at the Sacred Heart School in North Quincy on Saturday mornings. The school at one time had 400 students but the school reduced itself in size when a lack of qualified teachers occurred. The Chung Yee School is another Chinese school in Quincy. As of 2008 the headmaster is Harry Kwan, who originated from Hong Kong. That year the school had 100 students and charged $100 ($ adjusted for inflation) per child per month for Chinese language and culture after school classes. It was first established around 1996. The school was briefly closed by the Quincy Police Department in November 28, 2008 due to a lack of Massachusetts state and local government permits. After the state and municipal authorities cleared the school of allegations of child abuse, it was scheduled to reopen that year. After the allegation, Chung Yee School continued to operate without obtaining a government childcare license for after-school programs. In December 2002 the Vrindavana Preservation Society established the Vaisnava Academy which caters to Quincy's East Indian community and offers courses for children. Subjects include the

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language, Indian dance and music, and yoga.

Transportation

As part of Metro Boston, Quincy has easy access to transportation facilities. State highways and the Interstate system connect the

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area to the airport, port, and intermodal facilities of

. Due to its proximity to Boston proper, Quincy is connected not only by these modes of transportation but also to the regional subway system, operated by the

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (abbreviated MBTA and known colloquially as "the T") is the public agency responsible for operating most public transportation services in Greater Boston, Massachusetts. The MBTA transit network in ...

(MBTA), known locally as "The T". The four subway or "T" stops in Quincy, which are on the MBTA's Red Line, are North Quincy Station,

Wollaston Station Wollaston station is a rapid transit station in Quincy, Massachusetts. Located in the Wollaston neighborhood, it serves the MBTA's Red Line. It was opened in September 1971 as the second of three stations in the original South Shore Extensio ...

Quincy Center Station Quincy Center station is an intermodal transit station in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is a transfer station between the MBTA Red Line subway, MBTA Commuter Rail's Old Colony Lines and Greenbush Line, and a number of MBTA bus routes. It is lo ...

, and Quincy Adams Station.

Highways and roads

and

U.S. Route 1 U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making i ...

travel south to north concurrently through Quincy beginning in the southwest, where the Quincy–Randolph border bisects the median between the northern and southern halves of the Exit 5 cloverleaf at Massachusetts Route 28. Following a route around the southern extent of the

, this I-93 and US 1 alignment is along the former southern section of

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. The highway travels along a wooded wetland region of the Reservation, entering Quincy completely just beyond Exit 5 and then crossing into Braintree as it approaches the

Braintree Split The Braintree Split is the major interchange of Interstate 93 (I-93), U.S. Route 1 (US 1), and Route 3 in the South Shore of Massachusetts, on the city line between Braintree and Quincy. Traveling northbound, the routes merge into a three-way ...

, the junction with

Massachusetts Route 3 Route 3 is a state-numbered route in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). Spanning approximately along a north–south axis, it is inventoried with U.S. Route 3 (US 3) as ...

. Weekday traffic volume averages 250,000 to 275,000 vehicles per day at this intersection, the gateway from Boston and its inner core to the South Shore and

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."I-93/Southeast Expressway/Route 3 (Braintree Split): ''Operational Assessment and Potential Improvements''"
Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization, March 2006, p. 3. As Route 3 joins I-93 and US 1 at the Braintree Split, the three travel north together toward Boston around the eastern extent of the Blue Hills Reservation, entering West Quincy as the Southeast Expressway. The expressway provides access to West Quincy at Exit 8—

Furnace Brook Parkway Furnace Brook Parkway is a historic parkway in Quincy, Massachusetts. Part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston, it serves as a connector between the Blue Hills Reservation and Quincy Shore Reservation at Quincy Bay. First conceived ...

and Exit 9—Bryant Avenue/Adams Street before entering Milton. The Furnace Brook Parkway exit also provides access to Ricciuti Drive and the

as well as the eastern entrance to the

Blue Hills Reservation Parkways The Blue Hills Reservation Parkways are a network of historic parkways in and around the Blue Hills Reservation, a Massachusetts state park south of Boston, Massachusetts. It consists of six roadways (in seven distinct segments) that provide c ...

. Principal numbered state highways traveling within Quincy include: Route 3A south to north from Weymouth via Washington Street,

, Merrymount Parkway and Hancock Street to the Neponset River Bridge and the Dorchester section of Boston; Route 28, which travels south to north from Randolph to Milton along Randolph Avenue in Quincy through a remote section of the Blue Hills Reservation; and Route 53, which enters traveling south to north from Braintree as Quincy Avenue, turning right to form the beginning of Southern Artery in Quincy Point before ending at the intersection with Washington Street/Route 3A. In addition to the Blue Hills

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s, Quincy includes two other

parkways.

travels east from I-93 through the center of the city from West Quincy to Quincy Center and Merrymount at

. There the parkway meets

at the mouth of Blacks Creek. Quincy Shore Drive travels in a northerly direction along the shore of Quincy Bay through Wollaston and into North Quincy, with much of its length abutting

, then turns in a westerly direction upon intersecting with East Squantum Street and continues to meet Hancock Street at the Neponset River Bridge. As for Quincy's other important city streets, Hancock Street begins at the southern extent of Quincy Center and travels north to Dorchester as a main commercial thoroughfare of Quincy Center, Wollaston and North Quincy. Washington Street enters the city at Fore River Rotary after crossing

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and continues to Quincy Center, ending at Hancock Street. Along with Quincy Avenue and Southern Artery, other heavily traveled streets include Newport Avenue, which parallels Hancock Street to the west on the opposite side of the MBTA railway, Adams Street heading west from Quincy Center to Milton, and West and East Squantum Streets in the Montclair and North Quincy neighborhoods. Other streets are discussed in several of the neighborhood articles listed above.

Airport

Boston's

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is accessible via MBTA Red Line connections at

South Station South Station, officially The Governor Michael S. Dukakis Transportation Center at South Station, is the largest railroad station and intercity bus terminal in Greater Boston and New England's second-largest transportation center after Logan In ...

, directly on the MBTA commuter boat (see below) or by motor vehicle using

or surface roads to the

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MBTA rail and other commuter services

Subway service is available on the Red Line of the MBTA from four stations in Quincy: North Quincy, Wollaston, Quincy Center, and Quincy Adams. Commuter rail service operates out of Quincy Center. Both services serve

in Boston with connections to

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and

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...

intercity lines. Buses are also available for transportation in Quincy, including private bus lines and several lines provided by the MBTA. Most of the MBTA routes funnel through the Quincy Center station, which is the principal hub south of Boston for all MBTA bus lines. The southern bus garage for the MBTA system is adjacent to the Quincy Armory on Hancock Street. Quincy was a major terminal for the commuter boat system that crosses

to Long Wharf, Hull,

Rowe's Wharf The current incarnation of Rowes Wharf (built 1987) is a modern development in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is best known for the Boston Harbor Hotel's multi-story arch over the wide public plaza between Atlantic Avenue and the Boston Harb ...

, Hingham, and

Logan Airport General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport , also known as Boston Logan International Airport and commonly as Boston Logan, Logan Airport or simply Logan, is an international airport that is located mostly in East Boston and partiall ...

. The commuter boats, which were operated by Harbor Express under license by the

, docked at the

in Quincy Point. Service ended in October 2013 after a water main break damaged the sea wall and wharf. Temporary repairs would have cost $15 million; permanent repairs $50 million. In 2014, the MBTA made the decision to permanently end the service and sell the land.

Sports

Quincy has had brief flirtations with professional sports. The Quincy Chiefs of the minor league Eastern Basketball Association (the predecessor to the defunct

Continental Basketball Association The Continental Basketball Association (CBA) (originally known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League, and later as the Eastern Professional Basketball League and the Eastern Basketball Association) was a men's professional basketball m ...

) played a single season in 1977–1978, and was coached and managed by former

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...

executive Leo Papile. The Chiefs finished 12–19 in third place, and lost in the playoffs to eventual league champion

Wilkes-Barre Wilkes-Barre ( or ) is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Luzerne County. Located at the center of the Wyoming Valley in Northeastern Pennsylvania, it had a population of 44,328 in the 2020 census. It is the secon ...

. Quincy's professional baseball team, the Shipbuilders, competed in the

New England League The New England League was a mid-level league in American minor league baseball that played intermittently in five of the six New England states (Vermont excepted) between 1886 and 1949. After 1901, it existed in the shadow of two Major League B ...

in 1933, recording a 12–6 record before moving to

Nashua Nashua may refer to: * Nashaway people, Native American tribe living in 17th-century New England Places In Australia: * Nashua, New South Wales In the United States: * Nashua, California * Nashua, Iowa * Nashua, Minnesota * Nashua, Kansas City ...

midseason; a revival of the team played in the NEL from 1941 through to 1944. The final season of the

Boston Minutemen The Boston Minutemen were an American professional soccer team based out of Boston that played in the North American Soccer League (NASL). They played from 1974 to 1976. Their home fields included Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Schaefer Stadium ...

of the

North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to: *North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league *North American Soccer League (2011–2017) The North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional men's soccer league b ...

was played at Veterans Memorial Stadium, in 1976, finishing 7–17. The

Real Boston Rams The Real Boston Rams were an American amateur soccer club based in Quincy, Massachusetts. The Rams play in the USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional deve ...

of the

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

4th division

Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental association football, soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United Stat ...

, an affiliate club of the

New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional soccer club based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the Eastern Conference of the league. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having compet ...

, played in Veterans Memorial Stadium from 2014 to 2015. In 2019, the

Boston Cannons The Cannons Lacrosse Club are a professional men's field lacrosse team in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) . Formerly based in Boston, Massachusetts, they played in Major League Lacrosse (MLL) as the Boston Cannons from their inaugural 2001 sea ...

, a professional men's

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team in the

Premier Lacrosse League Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) is an American professional field lacrosse league, composed of 8 teams. The league's inaugural season debuted on June 1, 2019, and included a 14-week tour-based schedule taking place in 12 major-market cities. The le ...

(PLL) moved their home stadium from Boston to Veterans Memorial Stadium. Quincy has had several

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

teams in the semi-pro Eastern Football League over the years. The current club, the Quincy Militia, played its inaugural season in the EFL in 2009. Founded in 2009 by long-time Quincy resident Vaughn Driscoll, new owners came into the team picture in 2013. Militia games are played July to October with home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday nights. An earlier team, the Quincy Giants, played in the minor league

Atlantic Coast Football League The Atlantic Coast Football League (ACFL) was a professional american football minor league that operated from 1962 to 1973. Until 1969, many of its franchises had working agreements with NFL and AFL teams to serve as farm clubs. The league pai ...

between 1969 and 1971. Quincy's only college sports program is the "Lions" of

, in the D-III

Commonwealth Coast Conference The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division III. Member institutions are located in New England in the states of Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, with a Connectic ...

of the

National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...

(NCAA) and the

Eastern College Athletic Conference The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 15 sports (13 men's and 13 women's). It has 220 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location fro ...

(ECAC). Games are played at Bradley Field and the Lahue Physical Education Center on-campus, or at Adams and Veterans Memorial Fields. Quincy's high school sports programs are in the Patriot League: the D-III Fisher Division "Red Raiders" of

and the DIIA Keenan Division "Presidents" of Quincy High School, who are rivals. Quincy also hosted the youth baseball

Babe Ruth League The Babe Ruth League is an international youth baseball and softball league based in Hamilton, New Jersey, US named after George Herman "Babe" Ruth. The parent program, Babe Ruth League, Incorporated, is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. ...

World Series in 2003, 2005 and 2008. High school baseball and Babe Ruth League games are played at Adams Field. High school football is played at Veterans Memorial Field.

Notable people

, wife of John Adams, second

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Abigail "Nabby" Adams Smith Abigail "Nabby" Amelia Adams Smith (July 14, 1765 – August 15, 1813) was the daughter of Abigail and John Adams, founding father and second President of the United States, and the sister of John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United State ...

, daughter of Abigail and John *

Brooks Adams Peter Chardon Brooks Adams (June 24, 1848 – February 13, 1927) was an American attorney, historian, political scientist and a critic of capitalism. Early life and education Adams was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, on June 24, 1848, son of ...

, noted historian *

Charles Francis Adams Sr. Charles Francis Adams Sr. (August 18, 1807 – November 21, 1886) was an American historical editor, writer, politician, and diplomat. As United States Minister to the United Kingdom during the American Civil War, Adams was crucial to Union effort ...

, diplomat, son of John Quincy Adams *

Charles Francis Adams Jr. Charles Francis Adams Jr. (May 27, 1835 – March 20, 1915) was an American author, historian, and railroad and park commissioner who served as the president of the Union Pacific Railroad from 1884 to 1890. He served as a colonel in the Union Arm ...

, Civil War general, president of Union Pacific Railroad (1884–1890) *

Charles Francis Adams III Charles Francis Adams III (August 2, 1866 – June 10, 1954) was an American lawyer and politician, who served as the 44th United States Secretary of the Navy under President Herbert Hoover from 1929 to 1933. He was skipper of the Resolute which ...

, 44th

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, mayor of Quincy *

Charles Adams (1770–1800) Charles Adams (May 29, 1770 – November 30, 1800) was the second son of President John Adams and his wife, Abigail Adams (née Smith). Biography As a child, smallpox had broken out killing many. He and his family got inoculated for the diseas ...

, lawyer, son of John Adams *

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, father of president John Adams, grandfather of president John Quincy Adams *

, second

, first Vice President, founding father of U.S. *

, sixth

John Quincy Adams II John Quincy Adams II (September 22, 1833 – August 14, 1894) was an American politician who represented Quincy in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1866 to 1867, 1868 to 1869, 1871 to 1872, and from 1874 to 1875. Adams served as ...

, lawyer and politician *

Louisa Adams Louisa Catherine Adams ( ''née'' Johnson; February 12, 1775 – May 15, 1852) was the First Lady of the United States from 1825 to 1829 during the presidency of John Quincy Adams. Early life Adams was born on February 12, 1775, in the City ...

, wife of

, sixth President of the United States * Thomas Boylston Adams, Massachusetts Representative, justice * Paul W. Airey, first

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, minimalist artist *

Louis Bell Louis Russell Bell (born May 27, 1982) is an American record producer, vocal producer, songwriter, and mixing engineer. Bell's work includes production for Post Malone, Camila Cabello, Halsey, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, 5 Seconds of Summer, T ...

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-nominated record producer and songwriter *

Henry Beston Henry Beston (June 1, 1888 – April 15, 1968) was an American writer and naturalist, best known as the author of ''The Outermost House'', written in 1928. Early life and work Born Henry Beston Sheahan, he was born and grew up in Quincy, Massach ...

, writer and naturalist *

Clara Blandick Clara Blandick (born Clara Blanchard Dickey; June 4, 1876 – April 15, 1962) was an American character, film, stage and theater actress. She played Aunt Em in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's '' The Wizard of Oz'' (1939). As a character actress, she ...

(1876–1962), actress, "Auntie Em" in '' The Wizard of Oz'' *

Eva Maria Brown Eva Maria Brown (December 27, 1856 - February 12, 1917) was an American social reformer in the Temperance movement in the United States , temperance movement. She was the only woman in New England in her day who was registered as legislative agent ...

(1856-1917), social reformer *

William R. Caddy William Robert Caddy (August 8, 1925 – March 3, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps, United States Marine who sacrificed his life to save the lives of his platoon leader and platoon sergeant during the Battle of Iwo Jima. For his bravery, he ...

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...

recipient * Karen Cashman,

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speed skating bronze medalist *

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, philanthropist and spouse of

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, novelist *

Ken Coleman Kenneth Robert Coleman (April 22, 1925 – August 21, 2003) was an American radio and television sportscaster for more than four decades (1947–1989). Early life Coleman was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1925, the son of William (a salesma ...

, sportscaster, called

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games from 1966–1974 and again from 1979–1989 *

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, surf guitarist *

Bill Dana William Szathmary (October 5, 1924 June 15, 2017), known as Bill Dana, was an American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He often appeared on television shows such as ''The Ed Sullivan Show'', frequently in the guise of a heavily accented Boli ...

, comedian (famous as " José Jiménez") *

William Delahunt William David Delahunt (born July 18, 1941) is an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1997 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Delahunt did not seek re-election ...

, U.S. congressman for 10th District *

Peter Del Vecho Peter Del Vecho (born April 6, 1958) is a film producer at Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he is also senior vice president of production. He is best known for producing '' Frozen'' and ''Frozen II'' together with directors Chris Buck and J ...

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-winning producer of '' Frozen'' *

Dick Donovan Richard Edward Donovan (December 7, 1927 – January 6, 1997) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Braves (1950–1952), Detroit Tigers (1954), Chicago White Sox (1955–1960), Washington Senators (1961) and ...

, major league pitcher with the

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and

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player, college football Hall of Famer and 1985

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candidate *

Joseph Dunford Joseph Francis Dunford Jr. (born December 23, 1955) is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general, who served as the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2015, until September 30, 2019. He was the 36th command ...

, 19th

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and 36th

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, actor *

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, actress * Esther Grace Earl (1994–2010), Vlogger/ YouTuber/ Author/

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/ Activist in the

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* Dick Flavin, poet laureate of

Gwen Gillen Gwendolyn "Gwen" Gillen (January 6, 1941 – January 27, 2017) was an American sculptor and artist. Her best known works include a bronze sculpture of actress Mary Tyler Moore tossing her Tam o' shanter hat into the air as a homage to the final s ...

, artist and sculptor *

Ruth Gordon Ruth Gordon Jones (October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985) was an American actress, screenwriter, and playwright. She began her career performing on Broadway at age 19. Known for her nasal voice and distinctive personality, Gordon gained internati ...

, Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter *

, patriot and president of

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, founder of

chain * John F. Keenan, State Senator from Norfolk and Plymouth district *

Pete Kendall Peter Marcus Kendall (born July 9, 1973) is a former American football Guard (American football), guard. High school and college Kendall played High school football at Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree, Massachusetts. He decided to ...

, offensive lineman for NFL's

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* Helen Ketola,

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player *

Jake Kilrain John Joseph Killion (February 9, 1859 – December 22, 1937), more commonly known as Jake Kilrain, was a famous American bare-knuckle fighter and glove boxer of the 1880s. Early life Kilrain found employment as a teenager in Somerville, Mas ...

, champion bare-knuckles boxer (1859–1937) * Adolph "Jazz" Maffie, bookie, participant in

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* James C. McConville, 40th

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and 36th

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* Sheri McCoy, CEO of Avon * Ralph McLeod,

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player (

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) *

Sam Mele Sabath Anthony "Sam" Mele (January 21, 1922 – May 1, 2017) was an American right fielder, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball. As a manager, he led the Minnesota Twins to their first American League championship in . Early li ...

, Major League Baseball player and manager; resided in Quincy while with

Sam Mele sold to Cincinnati
/ref> * Mike Mitchell, actor, comedian, co-host of ''Doughboys'' podcast *

Mike Mottau Michael Joseph Mottau (born March 19, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the seventh round, 182nd overall, by the New York Rangers in the 1997 NHL Entry ...

, player for NHL's

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* Donald Murray, ''

'' columnist *

Francis Wayland Parker Francis Wayland Parker (October 9, 1837March 2, 1902) was a pioneer of the progressive education, progressive school movement in the United States. He believed that education should include the complete development of an individual — mental, p ...

, educator * Everett P. Pope, World War II

recipient * Mary Pratt,

player * Dorothy Quincy Hancock Scott, socialite, wife of John Hancock *

Edmund Quincy (1628–1698) Edmund Quincy II (; 1628–1698) was an American Massachusetts Colonist, soldier, planter, politician, and merchant. He emigrated to colonial Massachusetts in 1633 with his father, Edmund Quincy I. Early life Edmund Quincy II was born in England ...

, built

Dorothy Quincy House The Dorothy Quincy Homestead is a US National Historic Landmark at 34 Butler Road in Quincy, Massachusetts. The house was originally built by Edmund Quincy II in 1686 who had an extensive property upon which there were multiple buildings. Today ...

(1685) *

Edmund Quincy (1681–1737) Edmund Quincy III (; 1681–1737) was an American merchant and judge. He was the son of Col. Edmund Quincy II (1627-1698) II and his second wife, Elizabeth Gookin. He married Dorothy Flynt and had 7 children. Four lived to adulthood, including ...

, jurist *

Edmund Quincy (1703–1788) Edmund Quincy IV (; 1703-1788) was a prominent Boston merchant during much of the 18th century. Early life and career Edmund Quincy was one of four children born to Edmund Quincy III (1681-1737) and Dorothy Flynt Quincy of Braintree (now Qui ...

, merchant *

, colonel, General Court representative, and grandfather of

Josiah Quincy II Josiah Quincy II (; February 23, 1744April 26, 1775) was an American lawyer and patriot. He was a principal spokesman for the Sons of Liberty in Boston prior to the Revolution and was John Adams' co-counsel during the trials of Captain Thomas ...

, attorney, "the Patriot", newspaper propagandist *

Josiah Quincy III Josiah Quincy III (; February 4, 1772 – July 1, 1864) was an American educator and political figure. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives (1805–1813), mayor of Boston (1823–1828), an ...

, president of

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

(1829–1845), U.S. Representative (1805–1813),

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(1823–1828) * Josiah Quincy Jr., Mayor of Boston (1846–1848), built

Josiah Quincy Mansion The Quincy Mansion , also known as the Josiah Quincy Mansion, was a summer home built by Josiah Quincy, Jr. in 1848. The mansion itself was situated where Angell Hall now stands on the campus of the Eastern Nazarene College. The mansion, once a ...

* Josiah Quincy, General Court representative, assistant secretary of the Navy, mayor of Boston (1895–1899) *

Samuel Miller Quincy Samuel Miller Quincy (; 1832–1887) was the 28th mayor of New Orleans and a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. Biography Samuel Miller Quincy was born in Boston on June 13, 1832, the son of Josiah Quincy, Jr., former mayor of Bo ...

, lawyer, historian, Civil War soldier, 28th

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(May 5, 1865 – June 8, 1865) *

Lee Remick Lee Ann Remick (December 14, 1935 – July 2, 1991) was an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film ''Days of Wine and Roses (film), Days of Wine and Roses'' (1962), and for the 1966 ...

, Oscar-nominated actress * William B. Rice, industrialist and local philanthropist *

Wilbert Robinson Wilbert Robinson (June 29, 1864 – August 8, 1934), nicknamed "Uncle Robbie", was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Cardinal ...

Baseball Hall of Fame The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests. It serves as the central point of the history of baseball in the United States and displays baseball-r ...

player and manager *

William Rosenberg William Rosenberg (June 10, 1916 – September 22, 2002) was an American entrepreneur who founded the Dunkin' Donuts franchise in 1950 in Quincy, Massachusetts, one of the pioneers in name-brand franchising, originally named the "Open Kettle" d ...

, founder of

* Esther R. Sanger (1926–1995), social worker known as "Mother Teresa of South Shore" * Richard A. Stratton, former

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officer and

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Gordon R. Sullivan Gordon Russell Sullivan (born September 25, 1937) is a retired United States Army general, who served as the 32nd Chief of Staff of the Army and as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sullivan also served as acting Secretary of the Army. Aft ...

, retired United States Army

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, who served as 32nd U.S. Army Chief of Staff *

Charles Sweeney Charles William Sweeney (December 27, 1919 – July 16, 2004) was an officer in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and the pilot who flew '' Bockscar'' carrying the Fat Man atomic bomb to the Japanese city of Nagasaki on Augu ...

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major general, pilot for

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nuclear attack *

Pete Varney Richard Fred "Pete" Varney Jr. (born April 10, 1949) is a retired American college baseball coach and a former professional baseball catcher. A graduate of Harvard College, he also played a notable role in the 1968 Yale vs. Harvard football ga ...

catcher for (

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) *

Lesley Visser Lesley Candace Visser (born September 11, 1953) is an American sportscaster, television and radio personality, and sportswriter. Visser is the first female NFL analyst on TV, and the only sportscaster in history who has worked on Final Four, ...

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'' journalist and television sportscaster *

Solomon Willard Solomon Willard (June 26, 1783 – February 27, 1861) was a carver and builder in Massachusetts who is remembered primarily for designing and overseeing the Bunker Hill Monument, the first monumental obelisk erected in the United States. Backgr ...

, builder of the

and creator of first commercial railway in America * Walter Zink, professional baseball pitcher who played for the New York Giants

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Peacefield Peacefield, also called Peace field or Old House, is a historic home formerly owned by the Adams family of Quincy, Massachusetts. It was the home of United States Founding Father and U.S. president John Adams and First Lady Abigail Adams, and o ...

", residence of four generations of the Adams family. File:Josiah Quincy House, Quincy, Massachusetts.JPG, The

Josiah Quincy House The Josiah Quincy House , located at 20 Muirhead Street in the Wollaston neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts, was the country home of Revolutionary War soldier Colonel Josiah Quincy I, the first in a line of six men named Josiah Quincy that ...

in Wollaston Park. File:Graves of the Adams, Quincy, Massachusetts.JPG, Tombs of Presidents

and

and their wives, in a family crypt beneath the

in Quincy Center. File:Thomas Crane Public Library Quincy MA.jpg,

File:Quincy Quarries Reservation June 2009 3.jpg,

in West Quincy. File:Wollastonbeachtoboston.jpg, View of Marina Bay and

across Quincy Bay from Wollaston Beach. File:USS Salem museum.jpg, , site of the

. File:Bellotti Courthouse Quincy 2019.jpg, Francis X. Bellotti Courthouse File:St. John the Baptist Church Quincy interior 2019a.jpg, Interior of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church File:Kelley Armory.jpg, The

Massachusetts National Guard The Massachusetts National Guard is the National Guard component for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Founded as the Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia on December 13, 1636, it contains the oldest units in the United States Army. What is toda ...

's Kelley Armory in Wollaston

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