25 Facts About Quincy Illinois

The Quincy Illinois Territory changed hands again a few decades later during the American Revolutionary War.

In 1825, Bluffs renamed their community Quincy Illinois and became the seat of government for Adams County, both named after newly elected President John Quincy Illinois Adams.

Quincy Illinois incorporated as a city in 1840, with Ebenezer Moore elected as its first mayor.

Also in 1838, Quincy Illinois sheltered the Pottawatomie tribe as they were forcibly relocated from Indiana to Kansas.

Quincy Illinois's home became a major stop on the Underground Railroad.

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The divide over slavery climaxed in 1858, when Quincy hosted the sixth Senatorial debate by U S Senator Stephen A Douglas and his challenger, Abraham Lincoln.

Early immigrants to Quincy Illinois came predominately from New England, seeking better land.

Collectively, the south side of Quincy Illinois became known as Calftown, due to the fact that nearly every household possessed a cow.

Quincy Illinois has been twice recognized as an All-America City and is a participant in the Tree City USA program.

Geographically, Quincy is the largest city and central hub of the Tri-State region, encompassing western Illinois, northeastern Missouri, and southeastern Iowa.

North Quincy Illinois is the city's most populated suburb and lies to the north, beyond a rail line and a large creek.

Companies based in Quincy Illinois include Niemann Foods, Gardner Denver and The Knapheide Manufacturing Company.

In 1978, Quincy Illinois formed the Great River Economic Development Foundation, a private, non-profit organization designed to retain existing businesses and attract new ones to the area.

Quincy Illinois was named to Expedia's list of America's Most Artistic Towns in 2017 and 2018.

Quincy Illinois is home to a diverse and vibrant collection of buildings that have come to be a tourist attraction in and of themselves.

Francis Hall of Quincy Illinois University is another example of German influence in the city's structures.

Quincy Illinois has a number of educational institutions within the city or close by.

Quincy Illinois University is Quincy Illinois's most highly decorated school, and was established in the 1860s.

Regionally, Quincy is within driving distance of Western Illinois University in Macomb, Hannibal-LaGrange College downriver in Hannibal, Missouri, and Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri.

Quincy Illinois Route 104 is a main east–west artery from the Mississippi River bridges to Interstate 172.

Quincy Illinois 96 serves as the Great River Road, which follows the path of the Mississippi River.

Quincy Illinois is at the center of four-lane highways in all directions:.

Quincy Illinois is an Amtrak community with a railroad station on the north side of town.

The Quincy Illinois Zephyr departs in the morning and arrives in the evening, while the Carl Sandburg arrives mid-day and departs in the late afternoon.

Quincy Illinois is home to the northernmost port on the Mississippi River for 12-month barge traffic.

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