Abigail Adams Cairn
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42°14′1.80″N 70°59′51.14″W / 42.2338333°N 70.9975389°W
The Abigail Adams
The cairn was erected June 17, 1896, by the Adams Chapter of the Society of the Daughters of the Revolution. It contains various marked stones, including one inscribed Concord, another 5th Regt. Co. K., M.V.M., and From Bunker Hill Quarry, June 17, 1896. (The stone for the Bunker Hill Monument was quarried in Quincy.) Its builder was local stonemason John J. Stanton.
A time capsule was discovered inside the cairn in 2008.[1][2]
References
- ^ Mann, Jennifer (2008-08-26). "No ox blood, but plenty of history uncovered in Quincy time capsule". The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Ed (2008-08-26). Time capsule opened in Quincy (News video). Quincy, MA: The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 2012-03-24.