Season 3, Episode 6-John Quincy Adams’ Tomb

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Season 3, Episode 6: John Quincy Adams’ Tomb

“This is the last of Earth. I am composed.”-John Quincy Adams’ last words, and the end of an incredible life. Never fully divorced from his father’s legacy, but no less accomplished, particularly in his post-Presidency, John Quincy rests beside his parents today. Learn about John Quincy Adams’ post-Presidency, his death, his burial, and commemorations!

Make sure to listen to John Quincy Adams’ “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “John Quincy Adams and Braintree/Quincy” on his birthplace!

Also, listen to John Quincy Adams’ “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “John Quincy Adams and Peacefield” for his home!

Visitors Program at United First Parish Church.

Deed to John Adams’ Tomb, and John Quincy Adams’ eventual resting place.

John Quincy Adams from the Congressional Cemetery.

From My June 2022 Visit!

From My June 2019 Visit!

John Quincy Adams’ resting place until 1852

The vault still bears his name in Hancock Cemetery; two children and sister are buried here.
The Public Vault at Congressional Cemetery where John Quincy Adams was buried for eight days before moving to Quincy; William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor also resided temporarily here.
John Quincy Adams’ cenotaph in Congressional Cemetery
Marker of John Quincy Adams’ desk in Statuary Hall, and where he collapsed.
Postcard of the Church of the Presidents
The crypt in rough shape.
John Quincy Adams in Rapid City.

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John Quincy Adams Tomb: United First Parish Church, 1306 Hancock Street, Quincy, Massachusetts.

How I Spent My Summer Trip, 2026, Part 2! – Visiting the Presidents

BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. My trip to New York City, through Ohio and Michigan, and heading back to Arizona Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:Birthplaces"Martin Van Buren and Kinderhook""Ulysses Grant and Point Pleasant""Benjamin Harrison and North Bend" "Theodore Roosevelt and Manhattan" "William Howard Taft and Cincinnati" "Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park""John F Kennedy and Brookline""Richard Nixon and Yorba Linda"Homes"Martin Van Buren and Lindenwald""William Henry Harrison and Grouseland""Franklin Pierce and Concord""Chester Arthur and Manhattan" "Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs" "John F Kennedy and Hyannis Port""George Bush and Kennebunkport"Gravesites"Martin Van Buren's Tomb" "William Henry Harrison's Tomb""Franklin Pierce's Tomb""Ulysses Grant's Tomb" "Franklin Roosevelt's Tomb""Richard Nixon's Tomb" "Gerald Ford's Tomb"Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! 
  1. How I Spent My Summer Trip, 2026, Part 2!
  2. How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels 2026, Part 1!
  3. S3 E38 Gerald Fords Tomb
  4. S3 E37 Richard Nixon's Tomb
  5. S3 E36 Lyndon Johnson's Tomb

Recommended Reading for John Quincy Adams

Joseph Wheelan, Mr. Adams’s Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams’s Extraordinary Post-Presidential Life in Congress.
James Traub, John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit.
William J. Cooper, The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics.
Harlow Giles Unger, John Quincy Adams.
Fred Kaplan, John Quincy Adams: American Visionary.

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