Outline of Boston

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Boston:

Flag of Boston
Seal of Boston

Boston – capital city and most populous municipality[1] of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. It is also the seat of Suffolk County, although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999.[2] Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States, founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England.[3][4] 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.

General reference
  • Pronunciation:
    • US: /ˈbɔːstən/ (listen) BAW-stən
    • UK: /ˈbɒstən/ BOS-tən
  • Common English name(s): Boston
  • Official English name(s): City of Boston
  • Nicknames of Boston:
    • The Cradle of Liberty
    • Beantown
  • Adjectival(s): Bostonian
  • Demonym(s): Bostonian

Geography of Boston

Geography of Boston

Location of Boston

Environment of Boston

Landforms of Boston

Areas of Boston

Districts of Boston

Neighborhoods in Boston

Neighborhoods of Boston

Locations in Boston

Parks and gardens in Boston

Park and gardens in Boston

Historic locations in Boston

Demographics of Boston

Demographics of Boston

Government and politics of Boston

Government and politics of Boston

History of Boston

History of Boston

History of Boston, by period

History of Boston, by subject

Culture of Boston

Culture of Boston

Art in Boston

Cinema of Boston

Cinema of Boston

Music of Boston

Music of Boston

Religion in Boston

Sports in Boston

Sports in Boston

Economy and infrastructure of Boston

Economy of Boston

Transportation in Boston

Transport in Boston

  • Air transport in Boston
    • Airports in Boston
  • Maritime transport in Boston
  • Rail transit in Boston
    • Boston subway
      • List of Boston subway stations
  • Road transport in Boston
    • Buses in Boston
      • List of MBTA bus routes in East Boston, Chelsea, and Revere
      • List of MBTA bus routes in South Boston
    • Cycling in Boston

Education in Boston

Education in Boston

See also

References
  1. "Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010 – State – County Subdivision 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". United States Census Bureau. 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  2. "List of intact or abandoned Massachusetts county governments". sec.state.ma.us. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  3. Banner, David. "Boston History – The History of Boston, Massachusetts". SearchBoston. Archived from the original on March 15, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  4. Kennedy 1994, pp. 11–12.

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