The City of Quincy, Massachusetts has everything a city can offer with its rich history, quiet neighborhoods, scenic shorelines and thriving business community. First settled in 1625 by English immigrants as Mount Wollaston, Quincy was established as a town in 1792 and incorporated as a City in 1888. Named for Colonel John Quincy, the community was originally part of neighboring Braintree.. Located in Norfolk County, approximately seven miles south of Boston, Quincy occupies 16.77 square miles and has a population of 88,000. It is bordered by Milton, Boston, the Atlantic Ocean, Weymouth, Braintree and Randolph. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 88,025.

Contrary to appearances, the city's name is pronounced as "Quinzy." The City of Quincy, which bears the nickname "The City of Presidents," is a rich mixture of residential neighborhoods, local shopping districts and a multitude of commercial developments. Quincy's location midway between the Blue Hills and Quincy Bay is one of the most attractive sites on the South Shore. The extent of its retail trade and the variety of retail establishments makes Quincy the focus of daily shopping for both residents and commuters employed in the City.

Among its several firsts was the Granite Railway, the first commercial railroad in the United States. It was constructed in 1826 to carry granite from a quarry in Quincy to the Neponset River in Milton so that the stone could then be taken by boat to erect the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Quincy granite became famous throughout the nation, and stonecutting became the city's principal economic activity.

Second was shipbuilding. Sailing ships were built in Quincy for many years, and the final known clipper ship built was in Germantown in the 1870s. The Fore River area became a shipbuilding center in the 1880s -- originally owned by Thomas Watson of telephone fame -- and many famous warships were built at the Fore River Shipyard, including the aircraft carrier USS Lexington, the battleships USS Massachusetts and USS Nevada, and the USS Salem, the world's last all-gun heavy warship, which is still preserved at Fore River as the main exhibit of the United States Naval Ship Building Museum. John J. Kilroy, the author of the famous Kilroy Was Here graffiti, was a welding inspector at Fore River.

In more recent times, several modern chains, Howard Johnson's and Dunkin Donuts, appeared "first" in Quincy, Massachusetts. Besides Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, Quincy was also home to actresses Ruth Gordon and Lee Remick as well as comedian Bill Dana and was the location for three recent films, "Good Will Hunting" (1997), "Mystic River" (2003) and "The Departed" (2006).

Quincy is divided into numerous neighborhoods whose names have changed over the years. Current neighborhoods include: Adams Shore, Germantown, Hough's Neck, Merrymount, North Quincy, Atlantic, Montclair, Norfolk Downs, Quincy Center, Hospital (President's) Hill, Quincy Point, Squantum, South and West Quincy, Quincy Adams and Wollaston.

For more information on activities in and around Quincy, Massachusetts, visit:

Quincy MA Online
Historic Sites and Museums Near Quincy, MA
Massachusetts Vacations - Boston and Cambridge Region
Greater Boston Convention & Visitor Bureau

Quincy Homes and Real Estate

Quincy real estate includes a wide variety of homes for sale, condos for sale, estates, water access properties, active adult communities, hobby farms and executive properties. Whether you're presently a home buyer or home seller, we're confident we can help you achieve your real estate goals.

Sellers who have been in the area for a while know our reputation for knowledgeable advice, enthusiastic service, creative marketing and professional networking. We mine every source for interested buyers so you can feel at ease that your home will attract value and that it will remain in good hands.

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So when you're ready to buy or sell real estate in or around Quincy, Massachusetts, please let David Laven help you purchase the home or property of your dreams. Contact David Laven today!

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