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About Quincy
Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are “City of Presidents”, “City of Legends”, and “Birthplace of the American Dream”.[2] As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston‘s Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC).[3] Its population in 2010 was 92,271, making it the 8th largest city in the state.[1]
Quincy is the birthplace of former U.S. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, as well as statesman John Hancock, fourth and longest serving President of the Continental Congress. It was named for Colonel John Quincy, maternal grandfather ofAbigail Adams and after whom John Quincy Adams was also named.[4] The city is pronounced /?kw?nzi/ kwin-zee, following the pronunciation of the family name, though both are generally mispronounced outside the area.[nb 1]
Neighborhoods
Quincy is divided into numerous neighborhoods with individual histories and characteristics.[40]
- Adams Shore was originally developed as a summer resort location and is now a year-roundresidential area.
- Germantown was the site of a former planned manufacturing community begun in the 1750s to encourage German immigration and is now a residential neighborhood.
- Hough’s Neck is a northeastern peninsular community named for Atherton Hough, who was granted the land in 1636 for use as a farm and orchard.
- Marina Bay is a residential-commercial area developed in the 1980s on the site of the closedNaval Air Station Squantum with high-rise condominiums, restaurants and a large marina.
- 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 substantialAsian population.
- Quincy Center is the commercial and government center of the city where City Hall, Thomas Crane Public Library, the 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 Southern Artery, that is also the site of the Fore River Shipyard.
- South Quincy is a residential area bordering the town of Braintree that includes Crown Colony office park and Faxon Park, a wooded 66-acre (0.27 km2) protected space.
- Squantum in the peninsular northernmost part of Quincy grew from being a summer resort adjacent to an early airfield into a year-round residential neighborhood.
- West Quincy is a residential and commercial section with immediate access to Interstate 93 and the site of several former granitequarries, now the Quincy Quarries Reservation, and the Granite Railway, 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.
Transportation
Subway service is available on the Red Line of the MBTA from four stations in Quincy: North Quincy, Wollaston, Quincy Center, andQuincy Adams. Commuter rail service operates out of Quincy Center. Both services serve South Station in Boston with connections toMBTA Commuter Rail and Amtrak 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 is a major terminal for the commuter boat system that crosses Boston Harbor to Long Wharf, Hull, Rowe’s Wharf, Hingham, andLogan Airport. The commuter boats, operated by Harbor Express under license by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, dock at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy Point.[61]
All information about Quincy courtesy of: Wikipedia
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