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Quincy: A Place Where Leaders are Born and Made

Before Europeans arrived, the area that is now Quincy held a trail traveled by the local indigenous peoples and land where Sachem Chickatawbut resided. Plymouth Colony commander Myles Standish and his indigenous guide, Squanto, visited in 1621, soon after the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth.

A post was established nearby four years later, and settlers moved in to farm the land earlier cleared by Chickatawbut. The community was incorporated as part of Dorchester in 1630 and later became a part of Braintree. It became its own town following the American Revolution.

Quincy’s economy grew with a granite quarry and stonecutting. It also became a part of educational history as the Quincy Method of education was created here by superintendent Francis W. Parker. The Quincy Method moved away from rigid, rote learning and became more student-focused.

Shipbuilding was a major part of Quincy’s history, as it was where major warships such as aircraft carriers and battleships were built.

Notable Quincy natives and residents include:

• Abigail Adams, who lived there with her husband, second President John Adams and her children, including sixth President John Quincy Adams.
• Ruth Gordon, an actress, playwright, and screenwriter who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 72 for her role in Rosemary’s Baby. She had also been nominated for Oscars for her screenwriting work on films including Adam’s Rib, Pat and Mike, and A Double Life.
• William R. Caddy, a U.S. Marine who posthumously earned the Medal of Honor for sacrificing his life to save his platoon leader and platoon sergeant during the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. While under heavy enemy fire, he threw himself on an grenade that had fallen into the hole from which he, the platoon leader, and platoon sergeant were fighting.
• Clara Bandick, an actress best know for her role as Auntie Em in the 1939 classic film, The Wizard of Oz.
• Wilbert Robinson, a Baseball Hall of Famer who had a seven-hit, 11-RBI game in 1892. He was a catcher, coach, and manager over the course of his career.
• Lesley Visser, a pioneer for women in sports broadcasting who was the first woman to be an NFL analyst and went on to cover major sporting events from the Olympics to the Super Bowl.
• Peter Del Vecchio, a producer who won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for the 2013 Disney Classic Frozen.
• Ken Coleman, sportscaster who called Red Sox games for 20 years.

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