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History of Quincy, Massachusetts

Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts|Norfolk County, Massachusetts and was the hometown of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. It bears the nickname "The City of Presidents". As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 88,025. First settled in 1625, the city was originally part of Braintree, Massachusetts|Braintree. It was incorporated in 1792 as the town of Quincy, and became a city in 1888. The name is correctly pronounced "Quin-zee",[http://www.ci.quincy.ma.us/quinzee.asp City of Quincy, Massachusetts] though non-locals often mispronounce it as "Quin-cee". The city is named after Colonel John Quincy.

Howard Johnson's and Dunkin Donuts were founded and started in Quincy.


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