Snow Capped Lion

Chinese New Year festivities began a couple days ago. The lion guardians in Quincy are sporting snowy headdresses for this year's celebration.

Theme Day: Statues

The first of the month is theme day in the City Daily Photo blogging community. Pictured here is a beautiful bronze statue of Quincy's famous First Lady, Abigail Adams, with a guiding hand on the shoulder of son and future president, John Quincy Adams. The sculptor is Lloyd Lillie.

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Robert Burns

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Many Scottish immigrants came to Quincy to work in the quarries. In 1926, as part of the celebration of the city's 300th anniversary of its founding, the Scottish community donated to the city this statue of Scottish poet laureate, Robert Burns.

John Adams and friends

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A night time shot of John Adams on City Hall Plaza. Cllck here for a summer version of this same shot.

"Granite City"

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Quincy's granite industry was famous the world over. Over the next few days I will give you a glimpse into this fascinating industry that helped build this historic city.

I can think of no better place to begin then at the Stonecutter's Memorial Statue in West Quincy. It was the artistry and craftsmanship of those early stonecutters with their chisels and hammers in hand who made the term "Quincy Granite" synonymous with superior quality. The inscription at the base of the statue erected in 1994, reads: "In Grateful Memory of Quincy's Granite Workers Whose Talents And Dedication Have Been Recognized Throughout The World."

Korean War Veteran's Memorial

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The memorial is located at the corner of Southern Artery and Hancock Street, near Veterans Memorial Stadium. It features a small courtyard area with benches, the monument is inscribed with the names of 38 Quincy natives who gave their lives in the Korean War.

World War II Memorial

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Quincy memorial to the men and women who served in the armed services.

Armistice Day

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Today is Armistice Day, the anniversary of the day World War I ended on the Western Front. It commemorates the ending of the war at the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month in 1918.

Armistice Day was changed to Veteran's Day in the U.S. after World War II, to honor all veterans. In honor of Veterans Day and the men and women of Quincy who served, this week I will present a series of Quincy war memorials.

Today's picture is the WWI memorial in front of the Quincy Historical Society.

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This picture lists the names of the men from Quincy who died in the war.

Doughboy

Statue of a Doughboy, an American soldier of the First World War, in front of the Quincy Historical Society. For an interesting story of the origin of the term Doughboy read here.

John Hancock

John Hancock was born in Quincy and his father was the Minister at First Parish Church, but died when John was young. The cemetery I showed on October Theme Day was "Hancock Cemetery," and the main street in Quincy is actually Hancock Street, not Adams Street, as one might expect.

John Hancock was the only signer of the Declaration of Independence to sign on July 4th, all other signers of the Declaration didn't sign until August.

Abigail Adams

This is a plaque to Abigail Adams in Quincy Center, next to a statue of her with her son, John Quincy Adams. I wasn't happy with any of my pictures of the statue and this painting of her is so wonderful it needs to be shown.

John Adams

Statue of John Adams, second President of the U.S. in Quincy Center.

Abigail Adams

This is a statue of Abigail Adams, wife of America's second president, John Adams. This statue is in Boston and is part of the Boston Women's Memorial on the mall on Commonwealth Ave. The sculptures are by artist Meredith Bergmann and represent her thinking about representation in public art. Unlike conventional statues that are larger than life and set upon pedestals, these statues are more human-sized and invite viewers to interact with them.