After John Wood and Willard Keyes settled on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River in the 1820s, they petitioned the Illinois Legislature to create “Adams County”, with their founding ...

John Quincy Adams exemplified the courage and commitment to our founding ideals that made an end to slavery possible.

If John Quincy Adams had retired after his service in the administration of President James Monroe, his reputation might differ from what it has become. John Quincy’s principal biographer ...

His son, John Quincy Adams, was sworn in as president on March 4, 1825. The Adams family holds a unique distinction in American history as the first father and son to both serve as president of ...

American astronomy thrives today largely because of the underpinnings achieved by John Quincy Adams in his far-reaching “light-houses of the skies” campaign.

A new park honoring John Quincy Adams is being built in his native Quincy on the former site of Acapulco's Family Restaurant and Cantina. The park will feature a bronze statue of Adams, along with ...

Born to John and Abigail Adams on July 11, 1767, in Braintree (now Quincy), Mass., John Quincy Adams was immersed in the Enlightenment values embraced by both of his parents.