Quincy, MA

Quincy is the one of the largest cities in the county that belongs to the Metro Boston area, serving as one of Boston’s most immediate suburbs. Also known as the “City of Presidents,” Quincy is the birthplace to the U.S. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, as well as John Hancock, who played an integral role in the Declaration of Independence as the President of the Continental Congress.

For more than a century in its early years, Quincy was known to locals for its growing granite industry. It later went on to become the site of the Granite Railway, which was the country’s first commercial railroad. The local granite industry, railway, and shipbuilding at the Fore River Shipyard became essential parts of Quincy’s economy. Later on, in the 20th century, Howard Johnson’s and Dunkin’ Donuts were also founded here.

Today, Quincy is a bustling city with around 100 thousand residents. Nearly a quarter of its land lies within the Blue Hills Reservation, a six-thousand-acre park that stretches throughout several surrounding towns and cities. Its city limits also extend to parts of the Boston Harbor and the Massachusetts Bay, plus several beaches and mountains—all of which can, unfortunately, attract unwanted pests, like termites and rodents, that bother Quincy residents.