Boston

Boston is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The city is also the largest city in all of the New England region. One of the oldest cities in the United States, Boston was founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan colonists from England. It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution and the protests leading up to it, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Siege of Boston. Upon American independence from Great Britain, the city continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub, as well as a center for education and culture.

Boston in "A Beak for Trends"

Boston was the first home of Ptolemy III, the scarlet macaw. After his first owner Gladys Hatcher died, he left Boston and never saw it again. Still, he remained wistful for Boston, and was even happy to see the Boston Red Sox were in fifth on the day he died.

Boston in "Bedfellows"

O and W were married in a civil ceremony in the State House in Boston. While the press was lined up outside for photo-ops, the actual ceremony was private.

Boston in The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump

Inept spellcasters who sought to transport to Boston, Massachusetts, sometimes found themselves in Boston, Oregon instead.

Boston in A Different Flesh

Boston was the capital of the Plymouth Commonwealth. It was here that Richard Trevithick and his brother built the first Iron Elephant in 1782.

Boston in The Guns of the South

During the opening weeks in the war between the United States and the United Kingdom, the Royal Navy bombarded Boston Harbor, setting off huge fires there and destroying most of the city.

Boston in The House of Daniel

Boston was home to a professional baseball team known as the Boston Golden Cods.

Boston in The Hot War

The Soviet Union destroyed Boston, along with Washington, DC and New York City, with atomic bombs in May 1952. The blast also destroyed the famous USS Constitution, which was docked in the harbor and was burnt to the waterline.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had begun rebuilding the bridges across the Charles River in September, 1952.

Boston in "In the Shadow of the Great Days"

Buildings in Boston were mostly constructed from the rubble of older structures although some survived from the Great Days. One building proudly sported its original Golden Arches sign, although it was occupied by a cabinetmaker. The streets were busy with carts and wagons whose drivers tried to avoid the stinking gutters running down the middle. The surroundings were made more pleasant by magnolia bushes.

Springtime temperatures were tolerable, reaching the mid-80s F. but the summers were scorching hot.

Doctor James Cabot resided in a 19th century style brick house with a timbered upper story built by his grandfather.

Boston in Southern Victory

Boston was a stronghold of the Democratic Party, and home of party leaders, including Joseph P. Kennedy.

Boston traditionally depended on the fishing industry. In 1881, the British shelled the city during the course of the Second Mexican War.

In 1944, Confederate President Jake Featherston idly threatened to destroy Boston with a superbomb along with a few other cities. As the C.S. had already used their only bomb in Philadelphia, Featherston knew that he could never carry the threat out. However, the city was subjected to aerial bombardment.

The Enos family made their home in Boston.

Boston in Supervolcano

Hydro-Quebec had power shortages following the eruption of the Yellowstone Supervolcano. As a result, the power both Boston and Philadelphia received was rationed to be available from 5-8 a.m. and 6-9 p.m.

Boston in The Two Georges

Boston was the capital and largest city of the American Province of Massachusetts. The city was also on the Union Lifeline's route, along with New York City, Philadelphia, and Victoria. Boston was home to many Irish immigrants as well as many leading Sons of Liberty and Independence Party figures, including Common Sense publisher John Kennedy.

In the 19th century, settlers from Boston founded a city in Oregon, naming it West Boston in tribute to their old hometown.

Boston in Worldwar

HMS Seanymph delivered a supply of plutonium, captured from the Race, to Boston in 1942. The plutonium was eventually delivered to Denver, and used to construct the Fat Lady.

See also

• Croydon, Atlantis, a fictional city which appears to be based loosely on Boston.