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guide, ZIPmouse makes it easy. Boston Massachusetts City ProfileHistorically,
Boston is perhaps best known for its role in the American Revolution.
During the early 1770s, British attempts to control the thirteen
colonies, mainly through taxation, encouraged Bostonians to initiate
the American Revolution. The Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and
several early battles occurred in or near the city. Today, you can
visit these historical attractions by taking walking tours and visiting
the great museums of the Boston area. Boston is also
distinguished by the largest concentration of world-renowned colleges
and universities in the United States. Harvard University (America's
first college), MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and Boston
College are just a few of the many colleges in the greater Boston area. Boston Massachusetts Facts at a Glance:The city of Boston has many nicknames, including "City on the Hill," "Beantown," "The Hub," and "Athens of America" Between
1630 and 1890, Boston tripled its physical size by land reclamation (by
filling in marshes and mud flats). Much of the Back Bay and South End
neighborhoods are built on reclaimed land—two and a half of Boston's
three original hills were used as a source of material for landfill. As of the 2004 census, Boston's city population was 589,000 Area: 89 square miles, 41 miles of which is water It was to the city of Boston that Paul Revere made his famous midnight ride.
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