Online Highways Home > Illinois > Quincy Quincy is located in western Illinois in Adams County (of which it is the county seat) about 90 miles west of Springfield on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River. In fact, the original name of the town was "Bluffs". The city and county were formed in 1825 and named for John Quincy Adams, the U.S. President at the time. Early on in its development as a community, Quincy welcomed a large contingent of Germans--skilled artisans and highly respected as upstanding citizens. Stephen A. Douglas was elected to Congress from this District and, in 1858, the town hosted the 6th of 8 Abraham Lincoln-Douglas debates which was attended by about 15,000 area residents. The Quincy of today has twice been selected as an "All American City". The population estimate for July 1, 1998 was 39,918, an increase of 236 since 1990. The headquarters of the Mark Twain NWR is located here. In addition, Quincy University, Gem City College and John Wood Community College serve the public's need for continuing education. Art Gardner Museum of Architecture & Design | Education Blessing Hospital School of Radiologic T | Blessing Rieman College of Nursing | Gem City College | John Wood Community College | Quincy University | Vatterott College | Restaurants, Cafes, Delis, Bakeries Abbey Restaurant | Kelly's Restaurant | Patio Restaurant | Sprout's Inn | TCBY Treats | Tiramisu Ristorante | Tower Pizza & Mexican | Golf Cedar Crest Country Club | Days Inn Quincy | Knights of Columbus Golf Course | Travelodge Quincy S. 3rd St. | Westview Golf Course | History All Wars Museum | Dr. Richard Eells Home | Governor John Wood Mansion | Quincy Museum | Illinois Counties Adams County | Public Libraries Quincy Public Library | Quincy Public Library | Motels, Hotels and Resorts Comfort Inn - Quincy | Comfort Inn Quincy | Fairfield Inn-Marriott Quincy | Hampton Inn Quincy | Holiday Inn-Quincy | Quincy Travelodge | Super 8 Motel - Quincy | Super 8 Quincy | Travelodge Quincy | Residential and Commercial Real Estate Janice Pohlman | Quincy Real Estate | Tammy Kruser | Terri Pratt | Tri-State Realty | Zanger and Associates | Science Quincy Dam 21 | Quincy Municipal Airport | Transportation Quincy Municipal Baldwin Field Airport | Wildlife Viewing Animal Medical Clinics of Quincy | Mark Twain NWR | See more Illinois Cities and Towns. Other upcoming events include:

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