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Boston, Massachusetts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | Boston grew rapidly and became wealthy as the primary port for ships bound to Britain and the West Indies from the colonies. |
 | | The Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party and several of the early battles of the revolutionary war (such as the Battle of Lexington and Concord and the Siege of Boston) occurred near the city. |
 | | Boston is bordered by the cities of Revere, Chelsea, Everett, Somerville, Cambridge, Watertown, Newton, and Quincy, and the towns of Winthrop, Brookline, Needham, Dedham, Canton, and Milton. |
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