A Proposed Memorial for the John Adams Family to Also Honor Two First Ladies
The push for a memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., honoring the second and sixth presidents, their wives and other family members is pending approval in the U.S. Senate.
America’s 250th anniversary year of its independence is well underway, and so, too, is a rekindled effort to memorialize a key founding father—John Adams, the second president of the United States—and members of his family.
It’s been years in the making. But as far as history is concerned, a more recent reassessment of the contributions by the Adams family has put into motion momentum for establishing a new presidential monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in their names. It would stand in the vicinity of the Washington Monument and Thomas Jefferson Memorial—prominent landmarks named for George Washington and Jefferson, the first and third presidents, respectively, who bookended John Adams’ single-term presidency.
There are five presidential monuments on the National Mall and unlike most of them, the Adams Memorial will not single out the second president. Uniquely, it would al…
