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(‘boston’ is the ‘capital’ + ‘most populous’ municipality of the ‘commonwealth of massachusetts’ in the ‘united states’)
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(the ‘city proper’ covers ’48 square miles’ (124 km2) with an estimated population of ‘685,094’ in ‘2017’, making it also the most populous city in the ‘new england region’)
(‘boston’ is the seat of ‘suffolk county’ as well, although the ‘county government’ was disbanded on ‘1 july 1999’)
(the city is the ‘economic’ and ‘cultural’ anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as ‘greater boston’, a ‘metropolitan statistical area’ (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in ‘2016’ and ranking as the 10th-largest such area in the country)
(as a ‘combined statistical area’ (CSA), this wider commuting region is home to some 8.2 million people, making it the 6th-largest in the ‘united states’)
(‘boston’ is one of the oldest cities in the ‘united states’, founded on the ‘shawmut peninsula’ in 1630 by puritan settlers from ‘england’)
(it was the scene of several key events of the ‘american revolution’, such as the ‘boston massacre’, the ‘boston tea party’, the ‘battle of bunker hill’, and the ‘siege of boston’)
(upon gaining U.S. independence from ‘great britain’, it continued to be an important ‘port’ and ‘manufacturing hub’ as well as a center for ‘education’ and ‘culture’)
(the city has expanded beyond the original ‘peninsula’ through ‘land reclamation’ and ‘municipal annexation’)
(its rich history attracts many tourists, with ‘faneuil hall’ alone drawing more than 20 million visitors per year)
(boston’s many firsts include the united states’ first ‘public park’ (‘boston common’ in 1634), first ‘public’ or ‘state’ school (‘boston latin school’ in 1635), and first ‘subway system’ (‘tremont street subway’ in 1897))
(the boston area’s many ‘colleges’ and ‘universities’ make it an ‘international center’ of ‘higher education’, including ‘law’, ‘medicine’, ‘engineering’, and ‘business’, and the city is considered to be a ‘world leader’ in ‘innovation’ and ‘entrepreneurship’, with nearly 2,000 ‘startups’)
(boston’s ‘economic base’ also includes ‘finance’, ‘professional’, and ‘business’ services, ‘biotechnology’, ‘information technology’, and ‘government activities’)
(households in the city claim the highest average rate of ‘philanthropy’ in the ‘united states’; ‘businesses’ and ‘institutions’ rank among the top in the country for ‘environmental sustainability’ and ‘investment’)
(the city has one of the highest ‘costs of living’ in the ‘united states’ as it has undergone ‘gentrification’, though it remains high on ‘world livability rankings’)
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1775:
“paul revere’s ride”
(from the ‘henry wadsworth longfellow’ poem)
“1 if ‘by land’, 2 if ‘by sea’”
(hung 2 lanterns in the ‘church steeple’)
“old north church”
(“christ church in the city of boston”)
193 salem street
(in ‘north end’ of ‘boston’)
(the lighting of 1 lantern would notify the people that the ‘british army’ would march over ‘boston neck’ and the ‘great bridge’)
(the lighting of 2 lanterns would notify the people that the ‘british army’ would sail across the ‘charles river’ and land in ‘phips farm’)
massachusetts city
“old north church”
(“christ church in the city of boston”)
193 salem street
(in north end of boston)
1775:
henry wadsworth longfellow poem:
“paul revere’s ride”
“one if by land, two if by sea”
hung two lanterns in the church steeple
the lighting of 1 lantern would notify the people that the british army would march over boston neck and the great bridge
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(the lighting of 2 lanterns would notify the people that the british army would sail across the charles river and land in ‘phips farm’)
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👈👈👈☜*back to “MASSACHUSETTS”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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