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On September 7, 1630, the city of Boston, Massachusetts was founded. A short excerpt from the article:
"In June of 1630, a fleet of 11 sailing ships arrived on the coast of Massachusetts. Led by John Winthrop aboard Arabella, the boats carried approximately 700 weary Puritans who, fleeing religious persecution in their native England, had weathered two long months at sea and were eager to settle in a new land, where they could practice their religion without fear.
Winthrop and his followers first set foot on the stony shore of what would later be known as Salem, but, finding the area short on food, soon set out for Charlestown. Alas, while Charlestown offered caloric sustenance, it lacked plentiful fresh water, and the Puritans picked up stakes yet again, this time settling around a spring that would become Boston. Winthrop announced the foundation of the town of Boston on September 7, 1630, having borrowed the name from the town of Boston in the English county of Lincolnshire, the former home of several prominent colonists."
"In June of 1630, a fleet of 11 sailing ships arrived on the coast of Massachusetts. Led by John Winthrop aboard Arabella, the boats carried approximately 700 weary Puritans who, fleeing religious persecution in their native England, had weathered two long months at sea and were eager to settle in a new land, where they could practice their religion without fear.
Winthrop and his followers first set foot on the stony shore of what would later be known as Salem, but, finding the area short on food, soon set out for Charlestown. Alas, while Charlestown offered caloric sustenance, it lacked plentiful fresh water, and the Puritans picked up stakes yet again, this time settling around a spring that would become Boston. Winthrop announced the foundation of the town of Boston on September 7, 1630, having borrowed the name from the town of Boston in the English county of Lincolnshire, the former home of several prominent colonists."
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A great city with lots of history. Many other places in New England also trace their origins to religious intolerance, either in England or other places in the "new world".
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…and after the cows had sufficient time to establish the many paths to their grazing area of the day, Winthrop had his cartographer take note of their wanderings, name each path and the street layout for Boston was complete.
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SPC James Drury
True. much to the consternation and confusion of many city drivers in Boston today. (Exception South Boston , which uses numerical and alpha street names.)
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