The New Student's Reference Work/Quincy, Mass.

Quincy, Mass., an historic city and seaport of Norfolk County, on Quincy Bay, is separated from Boston by Neponset River on the north and from Weymouth by Fore River on the south. It is on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and the Old Colony Street Railway. It is noted for its granite, and for this reason is sometimes called the Granite City. Other important industries are shipbuilding, rivets and studs, gears, a foundry, translucent fabrics and many minor industries. Besides an excellent system of public schools there are Adams Academy (a secondary school for boys founded by President John Adams), Woodward Institute (a secondary school for girls), Quincy Mansion School (a girls' boarding-school), Thomas Crane Library (public), a city-hospital and other civic and social institutions. Quincy is often called the City of Presidents, as it is the place of birth, residence and burial of John Adams and John Quincy Adams. It also is the birthplace of John Hancock. Population 32,642.