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Boston is a market town and seaport on the River Witham 5 km from the sea in Lincolnshire, England.

Boston is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA at the head of the Massachusetts Bay, and the capital of Massachusetts. Modern Boston was founded on an old Indian settlement called Shawmut in 1630 by John Winthrop and his company, and is best known as the scene of the Boston Tea Party. The town of Boston was at one time known as Tremont, and became a city in 1822. In 1780 Boston was ravaged by yellow fever and in 1872 much of the business portion of the city was destroyed by fire.

Boston is a city in Thomas County, Georgia, USA.
Boston is a township in Summit County, Ohio, USA.
Boston is a town in Erie County, New York, USA.
Boston is a township in Ionia County, Michigan, USA.
Boston is a township in Wayne County, Indiana, USA.
Boston is a town in Wayne County, Indiana, USA.
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