Aside from the notable quality of their craftsmanship and beauty in their polished mahogany finishes, two pieces of furniture in the Governor John Wood Mansion may get little more notice
On April 13, 1861, Quincy received word by telegraph that Confederate forces had attacked Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, S.C. The resulting Civil War would tear the nation
Between 1840 and 1858 Quincy’s population grew from 2,319 to roughly 13,000. In 1841 Quincy “exported 275,000 bushels of wheat, 95,000 bushels of corn, and 50,000 bushels of oats; only
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