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Physical
Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech TherapyJobs in
Quincy, Massachusetts
The birthplace of two of our presidents, John
Adams, our second president, and our sixth president, John
Quincy Adams, Quincy is located just seven miles south of
Boston on the Atlantic Ocean. Of course, Quincy is the birthplace
of Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams and mother to John Quincy
Adams. Also born in Quincy is John Hancock.
The Quincy Historical Society, founded in 1893, is still very
much a community-based, not-for-profit organization, funded
by volunteer contributions, with its work extending the entire
nation. The museum and shop is located in the Adams Academy
Building, the site of the home of John Hancock.
Most interesting is Quincy’s Granite history. Of supreme
importance to Quincy, pioneers first used granite fieldstones
or boulders. As usage increased, smaller stones became less
available and quarrymen devised ways to split the larger rocks
at the quarries. Today, Quincy Granite is known for being
superior, as it is impervious to the New England weather,
and will take a high polish more so than other granites because
of its lack mica and its containing quartz, feldspar and hornblende.
Testament to the durability of the granite are the still-standing
structures made of Quincy Granite such as the King’s
Chapel in Boston, completed in 1754 and Minot’s Ledge
Lighthouse, completed in 1860, and still standing strong and
without a trace of wear, despite the years beatings sustained
from the elements. Many buildings and monuments are constructed
of Quincy Granite, most famous being the Bunker Hill Monument.
Many buildings and monuments throughout the northeast still
standing today are constructed of Quincy Granite.
Quincy Granite was responsible for the building of the first
railroad in the United States for transporting granite to
complete the Bunker Hill Monument. Parts of the original railroad
can be seen today and are still in daily use by the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad.
Interestingly, more automobiles pass through the City of Quincy
than through any other city in New England. The Traffic Squad
of Quincy is one of the most prominent in the country, along
with a Fire Department recognized as the most efficient in
the country, and its school system is famous for the “Quincy
System”, devised in the 1800s, is used by public schools
throughout the U.S.
Interested in pursuing a therapy job opportunity
in Massachusetts? Fill out the application below to discuss
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