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  2. Boston - Wikipedia

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    Boston ( US: / ˈbɔːstən / [9] ), officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It has an area of 48.4 sq mi (125 km 2) [10] and a population of ...

  3. History of Boston - Wikipedia

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    Boston was named and officially incorporated on September 30, 1630 ( Old Style ). The city quickly became the political, commercial, financial, religious and educational center of Puritan New England and grew to play a central role in the history of the United States.

  4. Logan International Airport - Wikipedia

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    Logan International Airport. /  42.36306°N 71.00639°W  / 42.36306; -71.00639. General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport [4] ( IATA: BOS, ICAO: KBOS, FAA LID: BOS ), also known as Boston Logan International Airport [5] [6], is an international airport that is located mostly in East Boston and partially in Winthrop, Massachusetts.

  5. Nicknames of Boston - Wikipedia

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    Boston has many nicknames, inspired by various historical contexts. They include: came from governor John Winthrop 's goal, of the original Massachusetts Bay Colony, to create the biblical "City on a Hill." It also refers to the original three hills of Boston. is a shortened form of a phrase recorded by writer Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Hub of ...

  6. Prudential Tower - Wikipedia

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    The building, a part of the Prudential Center complex, currently stands as the 2nd-tallest building in Boston, behind 200 Clarendon Street, formerly the John Hancock Tower. The Prudential Tower was designed by Charles Luckman and Associates for Prudential Insurance. Completed in 1964, the building is 749 feet (228 m) tall, with 52 floors, and ...

  7. Massachusetts State House - Wikipedia

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    Designated CP. October 15, 1966. The Massachusetts State House, also known as the Massachusetts Statehouseor the New State House, is the state capitoland seat of governmentfor the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, located in the Beacon Hill[3][4]neighborhood of Boston. The building houses the Massachusetts General Court(state legislature) and the ...

  8. Culture in Boston - Wikipedia

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    The culture of Boston, Massachusetts, shares many roots with greater New England, including a dialect of the Eastern New England accent popularly known as Boston English. [1] The city has its own unique slang, which has existed for many years. [2] Boston was, and is still, a major destination of Irish immigrants.

  9. Bluebikes - Wikipedia

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    Bluebikes. Bluebikes, originally Hubway, is a bicycle sharing system in the Boston metropolitan area. As of July 2021, the system had deployed 393 stations with a fleet of over 3,800 bikes in the 10 municipalities it served. [1] Bluebikes is operated by Motivate and uses technology provided by 8D Technologies and PBSC Urban Solutions for equipment.