Year: 1835
After President John Quincy Adams left office in 1829, he habitually spent his summers at his Long Island estate. The former President-turned-Congressman led the legislative fight against slavery from his summer house.
Although the house itself no longer exists, the John Quincy Adams Primary School stands on the former grounds adjacent to appropriately-named Adams Street.
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Unfortunately, this story is not true. The "John Q. Adams" property in Deer Park, Long Island, New York was owned by a Baptist minister Rev. John Q. Adams (1825-1881). In the 1920s, a real estate developer mistakenly attributed the property to the 6th U.S. President. Subsequently, books, newspapers and websites have perpetuated the myth that President John Quincy Adams had a summer home on Long Island.
ReplyDelete-Mary Cascone, Town Historian, Town of Babylon, NY