Boston nicknames

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The city of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, has many nicknames due to historical context. They include:

• The City on a Hill came from original Massachusetts Bay Colony's governor John Winthrop's goal to create the biblical "City on a Hill." It also refers to the original three hills of Boston.
• The Hub is a shortened form of a phrase recorded by writer Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Hub of the Solar System.^[1] This has since developed into The Hub of the Universe.^[2][3]
• The Athens of America is a title given by William Tudor, co-founder of the North American Review for Boston's great cultural and intellectual influence.
• The Puritan City nickname references the religion of the city's founders.
• The Cradle of Liberty derives from Boston's role in instigating the American Revolution.
• City of Notions in the nineteenth century.^[4]
• America's Walking City, because Boston's compact and high density nature has made walking an effective and popular mode of transit in the city. In fact, it has the seventh-highest percentage of pedestrian commuters of any city in the United States, while neighboring Cambridge is the highest.
• Bean Town refers to the regional dish of baked beans.

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