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The Massachusetts State House of Boston, MA

The Massachusetts State House of Boston, MA
206 Washington Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109-1713
617-720-1713

Built in 1798, the “new” State House is located across from the Boston Common on the top of Beacon Hill. The land was once owned by Massachusetts first elected governor, John Hancock. Charles Bullfinch, the leading architect of the day, designed the building. The dome, originally made out of wood shingles, is now sheathed in copper and covered by 23 karat gold. In the House of Representatives chambers hangs a wooden codfish that signifies the importance of the fishing industry to the Commonwealth.

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Beacon Hill of Boston, MA

Beacon Hill of Boston, MA
Charles St. Area
Boston, MA

Before the Revolution, Beacon Hill was pasture land with a few notable exceptions, including John Hancock’s country estate, which was demolished to make room for the western addition to the Massachusetts State House.

The South Slope was developed in the 1790’s by the Mt. Vernon Proprietors for Boston’s richest families, who by the late 1800’s were being called Brahmins. South Slope streets were spacious and carefully laid out.

One of the proprietors, who also designed several Beacon Hill houses, was Charles Bulfinch. For a time, he was immortalized at 84 Beacon Street in the Bull & Finch Pub, which was the prototype for the television show, Cheers. The bar is now just called Cheers.

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The Swan Boats of Boston, MA

The Swan Boats of Boston, MA
Located in the Boston Public Garden
Boston, MA
617-522-1966

The Swan Boats are as much a part of Boston as the bean and the cod. They are the harbinger of Spring to native Bostonians. Famed in the stories Make Way for Ducklings and The Trumpet of the Swan, the Swan Boats are the only boats of their kind in the world! To the delight of the young and old each April for over 120 years, the Swan Boats have appeared in the Public Garden Lagoon with preenly grace.

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