Abigail Adams Cairn, Quincy

Name: Abigail Adams Cairn
Address: Quincy, United States

#26 among attractions in Quincy

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The Abigail Adams Cairn marks the spot where Abigail Adams and her young son, John Quincy Adams, watched the burning of Charlestown on Saturday, June 17, 1775, during the Battle of Bunker Hill. It is located on Penn's Hill, now at the corner of Franklin Street and Viden Road in Quincy, Massachusetts. Abigail was caring for the four children of Dr. Joseph Warren, then President of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, as well as her own children, Nabby, John Quincy, Charles, and Thomas Boylston, when word came that Dr. Warren had been killed by British troops. In the afternoon, she walked up Penn's Hill to the rock outcroppings, taking her son John Quincy and Nabby along with her. There they looked out over the distant hills and shoreline, seeing the smoke of Charlestown and hearing the far-off rumble of guns and cannon at Bunker Hill. ()

Coordinates: 42°14'2"N, 70°59'51"W

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Braintree (East Braintree)Quincy United States

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Abigail Adams Cairn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: John Adams Birthplace, Hancock Cemetery, All Souls Church, Christ Church.

0.5 miNW
Museum, History museum, Saltbox architecture
John Adams Birthplace, Quincy
12 min walk • The John Adams Birthplace is a historic house at 133 Franklin Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is the saltbox home in which the second president of the United States, John Adams, was born in 1735.
1.2 miN
Historical place, Cemetery
Hancock Cemetery, Quincy
31 min walk • Hancock Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Hancock Street in Quincy Square, across the street from the United First Parish Church in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after Reverend John Hancock, father of Founding Father John Hancock.
0.7 miS
Church
All Souls Church, Braintree
20 min walk • All Souls Church, also known as All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church of Braintree, is a church on the National Register of Historic Places, it is located at 196 Elm Street in Braintree, Massachusetts.
0.7 miN
Church
Christ Church, Quincy
19 min walk • Christ Church is a historic church in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. The parish first congregated for lay-led services in 1689, and officially formed in 1704. It is believed to be the oldest continuously active Episcopal parish in Massachusetts.
1.2 miN
Historical place, National park, Park
Adams National Historical Park, Quincy
31 min walk • The Adams Building is a historic commercial building at 1342–1368 Hancock Street in downtown Quincy, Massachusetts. Built in stages between 1880 and 1890, it is a distinctive example of Jacobethan architecture, and is one of city's oldest commercial buildings.
0.5 miNW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
John Quincy Adams Birthplace, Quincy
13 min walk • The John Quincy Adams Birthplace is a historic house at 141 Franklin Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is the saltbox home in which the sixth United States President, John Quincy Adams, was born in 1767.
1.1 miNE
Mosque
Quincy Mosque, Quincy
30 min walk • Quincy Mosque, founded 1963, is situated in Quincy, Massachusetts, in the Quincy Point neighborhood by Lebanese workers in the area's shipyards.
0.9 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Faith Lutheran Church, Quincy
24 min walk • Faith Lutheran Church, formerly known as Salem Lutheran Church, is a historic church at 199 Granite Street in Quincy, Massachusetts.
0.8 miN
Greek Revival architecture
House at 25 High School Avenue, Quincy
21 min walk • The House at 25 High School Avenue in Quincy, Massachusetts, is one of the city's best-preserved Greek Revival cottages. This 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in the 1850s; it has a typical side-hall plan, with a front gable roof, clapboard siding, and granite foundation.
0.8 miN
Cemetery
Christ Church Burial Ground, Quincy
20 min walk • The Christ Church Burial Ground is a historic cemetery at 54-60 School Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is the cemetery of the Anglican Christ Church congregation, the second to be established in colonial Massachusetts.
1.1 miNW
Neoclassical architecture
Reay E. Sterling Middle School, Quincy
27 min walk • The South~West Middle School, formerly the South Junior High School and Reay E. Sterling Middle School, is a state of the art school building at 444 Granite Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is part of the Quincy Public Schools.

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Nearby attractions include John Adams Birthplace, Quincy (12 min walk), John Quincy Adams Birthplace, Quincy (13 min walk), Nightengale House, Quincy (19 min walk), Christ Church, Quincy (19 min walk).