Adams
National Historical Park
Adams National Historical Park is located
in the City of Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts,
approximately ten miles south of Boston. The
Park comprises 11 historic structures and
a cultural landscape totaling almost 14 acres.
The story
encompasses five generations of the Adams
family (from 1720 to 1927) including two Presidents
and First Ladies, three U.S.Ministers, historians,
writers and family members who supported and
contributed to the success of these public
figures. The site's main historic features
include: John Adams Birthplace, where 2nd
U.S. President John Adams was born on October
30, 1735, and less than 75 yards away the
John Quincy Adams Birthplace, where his son,
John Quincy Adams, 6th U.S. President was
born on July 11, 1767; the "Old House,"
home to four generations of the Adams family;
the Stone Library contains more than 14,000
historic volumes and includes the book collection
of John Quincy Adams; no tour is complete
without a visit to the United First Parish
Church, where both Presidents and the First
Ladies are entombed in the Adams family crypt.
There is an off-site visitor center located
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The
Thornton W. Burgess Society
The Thornton W. Burgess Society is a non-profit
educational organization founded in 1976 to
carry on the pioneering conservation work
of author/naturalist Thornton W. Burgess (1874
- 1965). Mr. Burgess, who was born and grew
up in Sandwich, MA., went on to achieve national
and international recognition for his children’s
stories that teach lessons of conservation
and love of wildlife.
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Longfellow
National Historic Site
Longfellow National Historic Site is an outstanding
example of a historic site representing the
themes of arts and literature. For almost
half a century (1837-1882) this was the home
of one of the world's foremost poets, scholars
and educators, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Longfellow House is also significant in America's
colonial history. General George Washington,
Commander-in-Chief of the newly-formed Continental
Army, headquartered and planned the Siege
of Boston here between July, 1775 and April,
1776. |
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