Monday, November 2, 1970

Places: MA-Boston


Boston-49' (Boston South) (42.3584308, -71.0597732)

Description : Trips : References : Pictures 


Description:
Capital of Massachusetts


From GNIS:
  • Present name adopted in 1630. The variant name, "Wahstoronòn:ke", is a Mohawk name which translates to: "place of the people of Boston".
  • Located on a point of land extending NE into Boston Inner Harbor between the Charles River and Fort Point Channel 40 mi ENE of Worcester; the Capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  • Also called
    • Baston. Holland Society of New York. New York Historical Manuscripts : Dutch , volume 26. 31-Dec-1978. Baltimore : Genealogical Publishing Co.
    • Mushauwomuk. Beauchamp, William M. Aboriginal Place Names of New York. New York State Museum. Bulletin 108, Archeology 12. 31-Dec-1907. NY State Education Department.
    • Old Boston
    • Shawmut. Hayward, John. The New England Gazetteer. 4th Edition. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1997
    • Shawmutt. Hampden County, Massachusetts Cemeteries. http:www.rootsweb.com/mahampde/cem_oth.htm
    • Shawnnut. Lenox is For All Seasons, 1996-1997. Lenox, Massachusetts: Lenox Chamber of Commerce, n.d.
    • Totant
    • Tramount. Hayward, John. The New England Gazetteer. 4th Edition. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1997
    • Tremont. Lenox is For All Seasons, 1996-1997. Lenox, Massachusetts: Lenox Chamber of Commerce, n.d.
    • Trimountain. Lenox is For All Seasons, 1996-1997. Lenox, Massachusetts: Lenox Chamber of Commerce, n.d.
    • Trimountaine. Hampden County, Massachusetts Cemeteries. http:www.rootsweb.com/mahampde/cem_oth.htm
    • Wahstoronòn:ke
    • Wastok . Beauchamp, William M. Aboriginal Place Names of New York. New York State Museum. Bulletin 108, Archeology 12. 31-Dec-1907. NY State Education Department.

Trips:
  • October 15-24, 2018
    • October 15, 2018-Arrived in Boston
    • October 16, 2018-Boston Common, Boston African Freedom Trail
    • October 17, 2018-First half of the Freedom Trail
    • October 18, 2018-Go to cousin in Canton, Connecticut
    • October 19, 2018-Return to Boston via Old Sturbridge Village
    • October 20, 2018-Finish Freedom Trail
    • October 21, 2018-See Anna in Jamacian Flat, see March of the Ducklings
    • October 22, 2018-JFK Library and Museum and Harvard
    • October 23, 2018-Sick
    • October 24, 2018-Returned to California
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