The second and sixth U.S. presidents, John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams, were both born here. The home of this remarkable family, complete with original furnishings, as well as the farmhouses where both presidents were born, is now Adams National Historic Site . The two birthplace homes are the oldest presidential birthplaces in the country. Hancock led the rebellious colonies through the difficult times of the American Revolution as president of the Continental Congress. Hancock's birthplace was on the present site of the Adams Academy, a former boys school and now a museum for the Quincy Historical Society.
Exhibits trace the social and economic heritage of the area.
The leaders of our young nation were entertained at the Josiah Quincy House. For 100 years, the Georgian style mansion was the center of social and political activities in the City. The United First Parish Church , pictured above, is the resting place for two U.S. Presidents, John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams. Other historic attractions inlcude Abagail Adams Cairn, Adams National Historic Site , Quincy Homestead, Granite Railway Incline and the US Naval Shipbuilding Museum . If you are not an AOL subscriber and would like to see The Patriot Ledger with a web site click here .