Adams National Historical Park

Quincy

Peacefield in Quincy, MA –
home to four generations of Adams'

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LINKS

SITE: NPS.gov
SITE: National Park Foundation
SITE: National Parks Conservation Association

LOCATION

Commemorates the contributions of the Adams family to the new republic. Includes the birthplaces of John and John Quincy Adams as well as the family home, Peacefield.

Associated People

Adams, John

Adams, Abigail

Adams, John Quincy

Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense (1775), urging the colonies to declare their independence, found 150,000 purchasers in a population of less than 3 million — the equivalent today of a sale of 14 million.

— Richard Brookhiser

Gentleman Revolutionary: Gouverneur Morris, the Rake Who Wrote the Constitution (2003)