The trajectory of the Boston Neck along today's Washington Street. Land to the north and west, formerly a tidal marsh, has since been filled in. The much narrower and shorter Fort Point Channel remains to the southeast.
The Boston Neck or Roxbury Neck was an isthmus, a narrow strip of land connecting the peninsular Boston, Massachusetts to the mainland city of Roxbury (now a neighborhood of Boston). The surrounding land was gradually filled in as the city of Boston expanded in population. (See History of Boston, Massachusetts.) The Isthmus of Panama connects North and South America. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area - City 232. ... Roxbury is a neighborhood within Boston, Massachusetts. ... The history of Boston, Massachusetts intertwines with the history of the United States. ...
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