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| The "New" State House photo by S. L. on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / share alike). |
Boston is the capital of Massachusetts and the county seat for Suffolk county. Boston was founded in 1630. The city is laid out in spoke and wheel pattern..
"Boston is often referred to as "The Hub," which is short for "The Hub of the Solar System" and also "The Hub of the Universe." The original "Hub" is actually a physical place: the Massachusetts State House. Oliver Wendell Holmes coined the phrase in 1858." from Hub of the Universe origin
The statehouse was designed by architect, Charles Bullfinch in 1798. The original wooden dome was covered in copper by Paul Revere's copper company. The dome was gilded with gold leaf in 1874 and re-gilded in 1997.
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| The "Old" Statehouse By Mobilus In Mobili - This file has been extracted from another file, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=96702435 The "Old" statehouse was built in 1713. |
I just love the old state house sitting in the middle of the taller buildings... Is it still there? Or does the new one stand in its place??
ReplyDeleteIt's still there which is why we have the designation of the Old Statehouse and the New Statehouse. The Old Statehouse still stands at the original location. It's a history museum now and one of the stops on the 2 mile Freedom Trail. Under the balcony of the Old Statehouse is a cobblestone circle that marks the site of the Boston Massacre in 1770
DeleteBeautiful buildings! Valerie
ReplyDeleteThey don't build them like that anymore
DeleteI like the 'old' state house better! ;)
ReplyDeleteIt's tiny
Deletewow, the old State house - gorgeous architecture. I would lovoe to visit Boston some day. Interesting post.
ReplyDeleteLots of history here
DeleteBoston is my favorite city. But being a Mass. native, I am partial.
ReplyDeleteMe, too
DeleteI've photos of both these buildings in BAHSTUN.
ReplyDeleteThat's a mid-West pronunciation. Bostonians: Baw-stin
DeleteAn interesting read, and I like the look of the buildings.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan