Charles Francis Adams III Memorial, (sculpture).

Charles Francis Adams III Memorial, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Charles Francis Adams III Memorial, (sculpture).

Dedicated 1930.

Plaque: bronze; Base: granite boulder.

Plaque: approx. H. 3 ft. x W. 1 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 4 x 3 ft.

(On plaque:) MERRYMOUNT PARK/THE GIFT OF HONORABLE/CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS/(THE SECOND OF THE NAME)/WHO IN HIS LETTER CONVEYING THIS PROPERTY/TO THE TOWN OF QUINCY STATES THAT THE/LAND WAS A PART OF THE ORIGINAL GRANT TO/EDMUND QUINCY IN 1637, ADDING THAT HE/MADE THE BEQUEST (REPEATING THE WORDS OF JOHN ADAMS) "TO SHOW THE VENERATION HE/FELT FOR THE RESIDENCE OF HIS ANCESTORS AND/THE PLACE OF HIS NATIVITY AND THE HABITUAL/AFFECTION HE BORE FOR THE INHABITANTS WITH/WHOM HE SO HAPPILY LIVES./ACTUATED BY THE SAME FEELINGS, I HAVE WISHED/NOW WHILE IT IS SURELY IN MY POWER TO DO/SOMETHING FOR THE TOWN AND ITS PEOPLE WHICH/AS TIME GOES ON, WILL BE OF EVEN LASTING/VALUE. unsigned

A bronze inscription plaque is attached to a granite boulder.

Homage -- Adams, Charles Francis

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Quincy

Administered by City of Quincy, Quincy, Massachusetts

Located Merrymount Park, 100 Southern Artery, Quincy, Massachusetts

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.

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