Quincy (/ˈkwɪnzi/ KWIN-zee) is a U.S. city in Norfolk County,
Massachusetts. It is the largest city in the county and a part of
Metropolitan Boston as one of Boston's immediate southern suburbs. Its
population in 2010 was 92,271, making it the eighth-largest city in
the state. Known as the "City of Presidents", Quincy is the birthplace
of two U.S. presidentsâ€"John Adams and his son John Quincy Adamsâ€"as
well as John Hancock, a President of the Continental Congress and the
first signer of the Declaration of Independence, as well as being the
first and third Governor of Massachusetts.Quincy (/ˈkwɪnzi/
KWIN-zee) is a U.S. city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It is the
largest city in the county and a part of Metropolitan Boston as one of
Boston's immediate southern suburbs. Its population in 2010 was
92,271, making it the eighth-largest city in the state. Known as the
"City of Presidents", Quincy is the birthplace of two U.S.
presidentsâ€"John Adams and his son John Quincy Adamsâ€"as well as
John Hancock, a President of the Continental Congress and the first
signer of the Declaration of Independence, as well as being the first
and third Governor of Massachusetts.First settled in 1625, Quincy was
briefly part of Dorchester and Boston 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, maternal
grandfather of Abigail Adams 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 United States' first commercial railroad.
Shipbuilding at the Fore River Shipyard was another key part of the
city's economy. In the 20th century, both Howard Johnson's and Dunkin'
Donuts were founded in the city. Quincy, Massachusetts Top Movies & Young Movies