North End, Boston
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The North End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It has the distinction of being the city's oldest residential community, which has been inhabited since it was colonized in the 1630s. It is only 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2), yet the neighborhood has nearly one hundred establishments and a variety of tourist attractions. It is known for its Italian American population and Italian restaurants.
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The Clough House, built in 1712
Hanover Street, 1930
Beacon Hill, Boston
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Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and the hill upon which the Massachusetts State House resides. The term "Beacon Hill" is used locally as a metonym to refer to the state government or the legislature itself, much like Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill does at the federal level.
Park Street, looking toward the Massachusetts State House
Window boxes on cobblestoned Acorn Street
Cutting down Beacon Hill in 1811; a view from the north toward the Massachusetts State House
Founders Memorial, John Francis Paramino, 1930. The memorial, located in the Boston Common, depicts the city's first English resident, William Blackstone, greeting colonial governor John Winthrop and his company.