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Boston, Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4233 words) |
 | Boston is the capital and the largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. |
| Boston's low crime rate in the last years of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st has been credited to its police department's collaboration with neighborhood groups and church parishes to prevent youths from joining gangs. |
| Boston University, now the city's second largest employer and one of the largest private universities in the country, was originally established in Vermont before moving to the city in the 1860s, and subsequently to its present campus in the mid-20th century. |
| Boston Harbor - definition of Boston Harbor in Encyclopedia (122 words) |
| Boston Harbor is a major port in the northeastern United States, near Boston, formed by the mouths of the Mystic River from the north, and the Charles River from the west. |
| The harbor is split into the Inner Harbor and Outer Harbor by East Boston and Logan International Airport. |
| Boston Harbor is also the location of many events during the British colonial period, most notably the Boston Tea Party. |
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