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095 A Tale of Two Bostons
Episode 95

095 A Tale of Two Bostons

The Histories of Boston, England & Boston, Massachusetts in the 17th Century

Ben Franklin's World

August 16, 201640m 20s

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Show Notes

The City Upon a Hill. The Athens of America. The Cradle of Liberty.

Boston has many names because it has played important roles in the history of North America. But how did Boston, or “The Hub,” come to be?

Why did the Puritans who sailed from England in 1630, choose to settle in Massachusetts Bay on the Shawmut Peninsula?

What were their early days like?

Today, we explore answers to those questions by exploring the history of the two Bostons—Boston, England & Boston, New England— during the 17th century with Rose Doherty, President of the Partnership of Historic Bostons.

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