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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_69434" /> ==
<p> On [[Massachusetts]] Bay, is the capital of Massachusetts and the chief city of New England, one of the best-built and best-appointed cities of the Union. With an excellent harbour and eight converging railways it is an emporium of trade, and very wealthy. Sugar, wool, hides, and chemicals are imported; farm produce, cattle, cotton, and tobacco exported; boot and shoe making is one of many varied industries. The many educational institutions and its interest in literature and art have won for it the title of American Athens. Among famous natives were Franklin, Poe, and Emerson; while most American men of letters have been associated with it. The [[Boston]] riots of 1770 and 1773 were the heralds of the revolution, and the first battle was fought at Bunker Hill, not far off, now included in it. </p>
<p> A [[Lincolnshire]] seaport, on the Witham, 30 m. SE. of Lincoln; exports coal, machinery, corn, and wool, and imports timber and general goods. There is a large cattle and sheep market, also canvas and sail-cloth works. Fox, the martyrologist, was a native. It has a spacious church, which is a conspicuous landmark and beacon at sea. </p>
       
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<ref name="term_69423"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/boston+(2) Boston from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
 
<ref name="term_69434"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/boston Boston from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
       
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Revision as of 19:57, 11 October 2021

The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]

A Lincolnshire seaport, on the Witham, 30 m. SE. of Lincoln; exports coal, machinery, corn, and wool, and imports timber and general goods. There is a large cattle and sheep market, also canvas and sail-cloth works. Fox, the martyrologist, was a native. It has a spacious church, which is a conspicuous landmark and beacon at sea.

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