Visits to Presidential Sites

2nd President, 1797 - 1801 John Adams sites visited:   John and Abigail bought "Peacefield" in 1787.  After their deaths, the estate remained in the family until 1946 when it was donated to the Federal Government. It became the Adams National Historic Site and you can find it at 135 Adams Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. Adams was the first Vice President and served two terms, 1789-1797. We found these items at a Vice President exhibit at the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The first President to live in the White House also has his statue in the City of Presidents, Rapid City, South Dakota. Near the United First Parish Church in Quincy there are statues of John and Abigail. The Adams had a pew in the church and their remains lie in the crypt below the sanctuary. Down into the crypt we went. John Abigail John Quincy Louisa John Adams led a remarkable life. He successfully defended the British soldiers accused of murder in the Boston Massacre of 1770. He was a...