Description: Credits to Brett Sayles Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States and has a rich history that dates back over 400 years. The city was founded in 1630 by a group of Puritan settlers led by John Winthrop, who arrived in the area on the ship Arbella. The original settlement was
Credits to Brett Sayles
Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States and has a rich history that dates back over 400 years. The city was founded in 1630 by a group of Puritan settlers led by John Winthrop, who arrived in the area on the ship Arbella.
The original settlement was located on the Shawmut Peninsula, which is now part of the Boston downtown area. The settlers named the new town Boston after the town of Boston in Lincolnshire, England, from which many of them had originally come.