Boston is the capital of the state of Massachusetts in the United States. It is the largest city of the region known as New England. Boston is one of the oldest, wealthiest, and most culturally significant large cities in the United States. Its economy is based on education, health care, finance, and technology.

Boston has many nicknames. The City on a Hill came from original Massachusetts Bay Colony's governor John Winthrop's goal to create the biblical "City on a Hill." It also refers to the original three hills of Boston. Beantown refers to early Bostonian merchants' habit for making baked beans with imported molasses. The Hub is a shortened form of a phrase recorded by writer Oliver Wendell Holmes', The Hub of the Solar System.; p. 172 "A jaunty-looking person... said there was one more wise man's saying that he had heard; it was about our place—but he didn't know who said it.... 'Boston State-House is the Hub of the Solar System. You couldn't pry that out of a Boston man if you had the tire of all creation straightened out for a crow-bar.'" William Tudor, co-founder of the North American Review, christened the city The Athens of America for its great cultural and intellectual influence. Boston is sometimes called the Puritan City because its founders were Puritans, and also called The Cradle of Liberty for its role in instigating the American Revolution. In the nineteenth century, it was also known as the "City of Notions."Their Nicknames (9/23/1889). Decatur Daily Dispatch, pg. 2? (Decatur, Illinois). found at listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0307b&L=ads-l&P=2093. Citizens of Boston and the surrounding area are called Bostonians.

The city lies at the center of the Boston-Worcester-Manchester CSA (Combined Statistical Area), the seventh largest in the United States. The area encompasses parts of the states of New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The city also lies at the center of Greater Boston, which also includes the cities of Cambridge, Quincy, and Newton, the town of Brookline, and many suburban communities farther from Boston.

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@TheRealJstyles a yo nigga get up with the the nigga JMiah from Boston. one of the best rappers out here
JmiahMH (Jeremiah Washington) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:07:03 -0000
@TheRealJstyles a yo nigga get up with the the nigga JMiah from Boston. one of the best rappers out here
Just ran across an old mention. I luv social media http://www.blogcatalog.com/blogs/the-boston-foodie.html
TheBostonFoodie (William McAdoo) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:06:52 -0000
Just ran across an old mention. I luv social media http://www.blogcatalog.com/blogs/the-boston-foodie.html
RT @RaTHeR_Un1QuE: @SteelSouls yes I am ... I'm a N.E chick. Bahstin aka Boston is my capital[boston all day baby, celtics and pats!!!]
steelsouls (Steve Jennings) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:06:49 -0000
RT @RaTHeR_Un1QuE: @SteelSouls yes I am ... I'm a N.E chick. Bahstin aka Boston is my capital[boston all day baby, celtics and pats!!!]
@HARDKNOCKLIFE hell yea its too easy 4 them ..it mite be boston and lakers
FRESHMONEYO (O SO FRESH) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:06:47 -0000
@HARDKNOCKLIFE hell yea its too easy 4 them ..it mite be boston and lakers
@ALtheAwesome Had a dream last night about working in Boston too! Oh dreams...
charinetan (Charine Tan) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:06:47 -0000
@ALtheAwesome Had a dream last night about working in Boston too! Oh dreams...
Cable TV’s ESPN and Discovery planning to push 3-D viewing - The Boston Globe - http://shar.es/aQXfL
randysumner (Randy Sumner) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:06:42 -0000
Cable TV’s ESPN and Discovery planning to push 3-D viewing - The Boston Globe - http://shar.es/aQXfL

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