Boston

capital city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and seat of Suffolk County

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Summary

Boston is a city in the United States^[1]. Boston ranks in the top 0.043% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94,506 views/month, #4 of 9,394).^[2]

Key Facts

Located in the administrative territorial entity: Suffolk County^[3]
Country: United States^[4]
Located in or next to body of water: Charles River^[5], Neponset River^[6], Mystic River^[7], Boston Harbor^[8]
Head of government: Michelle Wu^[9]
Continent: North America^[10]
Instance of: big city^[11], county seat^[12]
Shares border with: Quincy^[13], Brookline^[14], Cambridge^[15], Somerville^[16], Winthrop^[17], Revere^[18], Chelsea^[19], Everett^[20], Watertown^[21], Newton^[22], Dedham^[23], Milton^[24], Chestnut Hill^[25], Needham^[26]
Founder: John Winthrop^[27]
Named after: Boston^[28], Lincolnshire^[29]
Flag: flag of Boston^[30]
Twinned administrative body: Kyoto^[31], Strasbourg^[32], Barcelona^[33], Hangzhou^[34], Padua^[35], City of Melbourne^[36], Taipei^[37], Sekondi-Takoradi^[38], Haifa^[39], Athens^[40], Santo Domingo^[41], Boston^[42], Brasília^[43]
Legislative body: Boston City Council^[44]
Postal code: 02108^[45], 02109^[46], 02110^[47], 02111^[48], 02112^[49], 02113^[50], 02114^[51], 02115^[52], 02116^[53], 02117^[54], 02118^[55], 02123^[56], 02133^[57], 02163^[58]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Boston include Logan International Airport^[59], an international airport^[60], in United States^[61]; Northeast megalopolis^[62], a megaregion of the United States^[63], in United States^[64]; Boston marriage^[65]; USS Boston^[66], a guided missile cruiser^[67]; North Station^[68], a dead-end railway station^[69], in United States^[70]; Boston^[71], a town in the United States^[72], in United States^[73]; and Boston State College^[74], a university^[75], in United States^[76], founded in 1872^[77].

Why It Matters

Boston has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[78] Boston is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[79]

Boston has been cited as an influence by Ed Pinckney^[80], a basketball player^[81], b. 1963^[82], of United States^[83].

Entities named for Boston include Logan International Airport^[59], an international airport^[60], in United States^[61]; Northeast megalopolis^[62], a megaregion of the United States^[63], in United States^[64]; Boston marriage^[65]; USS Boston^[66], a guided missile cruiser^[67]; North Station^[68], a dead-end railway station^[69], in United States^[70]; and Boston^[71], a town in the United States^[72], in United States^[73].

FAQs

Who did Boston influence?

Boston has been cited as an influence by Ed Pinckney^[80].

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Located in the administrative territorial entity Massachusetts high0.99confirmed49 independent sources

evidence “A Global Gloucestershire chapter traces international links, including statues of George Whitefield in America and Rudhall bells in Boston, Massachusetts.” mysolutioninfo.com · 2026-10-19 · read source

Performer Stella Lefty emerging0.805 independent sources

evidence “Stella Lefty, best known for her viral hit Boston, will perform at the Art School in the city centre as part of her Long Way Home Tour.” glasgowtimes.co.uk · read source

Located in the administrative territorial entity Suffolk County emerging0.76confirmed2 independent sources

evidence “Suffolk County — Boston, Revere, Chelsea, and Winthrop — has nearly 800,000 residents who need a crime fighter, not a spin doctor.” bostonherald.com · read source

Located in the administrative territorial entity Boston emerging0.662 independent sources

evidence “Stay up to date with everything Boston.” boston.com · 2026-10-07 · read source

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Located in the administrative territorial entity Boston, Massachusetts low0.4711 independent sources

evidence “Thurman was born as Uma Karuna Thurman on April 29, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts.” 995qyk.com · 2026-10-07 · read source

Located in the administrative territorial entity MA low0.429 independent sources

evidence “Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, was the study sponsor.” vnews.com · 2026-09-18 · read source

Located in the administrative territorial entity Boston, MA low0.295 independent sources

evidence “Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, was the study sponsor.” magic106.com · 2026-09-17 · read source

Located in the administrative territorial entity Mass. low0.295 independent sources

evidence “Free public education began in Boston, Mass., in 1635.” pjmedia.com · 2026-10-08 · read source

Located in the administrative territorial entity Mass low0.04contradicted2 independent sources

evidence “On March 5, 1770, an angry mob surrounded a British sentry outside the Customs House in Boston, Mass.” pjmedia.com · read source

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Quick Facts

Instance of city in the United States, big city, county seat

Inception September 7, 1630

Founder John Winthrop

Country United States, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Official website www.cityofboston.gov, www.boston.gov

Coordinate location 🗺️ 42.360°, -71.058°

Capital of Massachusetts, Suffolk County

Properties

Area +232140634, +232.167761

Continent North America

Demonym Bostonian, Bostoniens, Bostoner, Bostonerin, Bostonerinnen, bostończyk, bostonka, bostonano, Bostonienne, Bostonien, bostondar, Bostoniani, Bostončan, Bostončanka, بُسْطُنِيٌّ

Described by source Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica, The Encyclopedia Americana, The American Cyclopædia, Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921, Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition, New International Encyclopedia, The New Student's Reference Work, Meyer’s Universum, Vierter Band

Different from Boston

Economy of topic economy of Boston

Elevation above sea level +43

Flag flag of Boston

Has part(s) Emerald Necklace

Hashtag Boston, boston

Head of government Marty Walsh, Thomas Menino, Kim Janey, Michelle Wu

Highest point Bellevue Hill, Boston

History of topic history of Boston, timeline of Boston history

Köppen climate classification humid continental climate

Legislative body Boston City Council

Local dialing code 617

Located in or next to body of water Charles River, Neponset River, Mystic River, Boston Harbor

Located in the administrative territorial entity Suffolk County

Located in the statistical territorial entity Greater Boston, Boston–Cambridge–Newton NECTA division

Located in/on physical feature Shawmut Peninsula

Lowest point sea level

Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Boston, WikiProject Cities, WikiProject United States, WikiProject Massachusetts, WikiProject United States History

Member of League of Historical Cities

Name Ba Sĩ Đốn

Named after Boston, Lincolnshire

Native label Boston

Nickname Beantown, The Hub, The Cradle of Liberty

Number of households +273188

Office held by head of government Mayor of Boston

Official name Boston

On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4, Genadendal Music Archive

Open data portal Analyze Boston

Owner of WBCA-LP

P14470 Locations/Boston

P14541 3BjDq7

P14586 77454

Per capita income +46845

Permanent duplicated item Q123456816

Population 676k (11k–801k, n=27)

Postal code 2.3k (2.1k–2.3k, n=33)

Shares border with Quincy, Brookline, Cambridge, Somerville, Winthrop, Revere, Chelsea, Everett, Watertown, Newton, Dedham, Milton, Chestnut Hill, Needham

Significant event Great Molasses Flood, Siege of Boston, Boston Tea Party

Social media followers 356k (323k–356k, n=4)

Territory overlaps Boston urban area

Topic has template Template:Boston, Massachusetts

Topic's main category Category:Boston

Topic's main wikimedia portal Portal:Boston

Twinned administrative body Kyoto, Strasbourg, Barcelona, Hangzhou, Padua, City of Melbourne, Taipei, Sekondi-Takoradi, Haifa, Athens, Santo Domingo, Boston, Brasília

Water as percent of area +46.1435

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🌐 Available in 30 languages

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🏷️ Also known as

en The Hub en The Cradle of Modern America en The hub of the universe en The Walking City en The Hub of the Universe en Beantown en Bean Town en Boston en Bostonia en Boston (MA) en Boston, MA en Boston, Mass en Boston, Mass. en Boston, Massachusetts en Boston, Massachusetts, United States en Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America en Boston, Massachusetts, US en Boston MA, United States en Boston, United States en Boston, USA

🔗 Connections

People born here 1775

Edgar Allan Poe, Benjamin Franklin, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sylvia Plath, Uma Thurman, Chris Evans, Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton +1767 more

People who died here 741

Robert Frost, Louisa May Alcott, Eugene O'Neill, Chinua Achebe, John Bardeen, Walter Gropius, Anthony Quinn, Marvin Minsky +733 more

← Work location 466

John Adams, Calvin Coolidge, Mitt Romney, Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Zaha Hadid, Elizabeth Warren, Steven Tyler, John Singer Sargent +458 more

← Headquarters location 261

Massachusetts, Boston Celtics, General Electric, Boston University, Boston Red Sox, Reebok, Converse, Museum of Fine Arts Boston +253 more

Contained subdivisions 247

Harvard University, Boston Tea Party, Boston University, Boston Marathon bombings, New England Patriots, Logan International Airport, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, TD Garden +239 more

Residents 159

Isaac Asimov, Richard Stallman, Louisa May Alcott, Louisa May Alcott, Mark Carney, Liv Ullmann, Norman Foster Ramsey, Steven Pinker +151 more

← Narrative location 142

The Departed, Good Will Hunting, Spotlight, The Last of Us, X2, The Last of Us, Mystic River, Love Story +134 more

← Location of formation 92

Aerosmith, Pixies, Temu, Boston, New Kids on the Block, Technicolor, New Balance, The Cars +84 more

Located in this place 78

Boston Marathon bombings, Boston Bruins, Boston Massacre, Great Molasses Flood, Fenway Park, Harvard Medical School, Siege of Boston, Hartford Whalers +70 more

← Place of publication 69

Uncle Tom's Cabin, I, Robot, Boston Globe, Anne of Avonlea, The Christian Science Monitor, Boston Herald, The Liberator, North American Review +61 more

← Category combines topics 54

Category:People from Boston, Category:Sports in Boston, Category:Buildings and structures in Boston, Category:Films set in Boston, Category:Births in Boston, Category:Deaths in Boston, Category:Geography of Boston, Category:Skyscrapers in Boston +46 more

← Location of creation 54

Morse code, USS Constitution, USS O'Brien, USS Gwin, USS Merrimack, USS Charrette, USS Bennett, USS Guest +46 more

← Filming location 17

Spotlight, Don't Look Up, The New Mutants, Ghostbusters, Free Guy, Challengers, Sound of Metal, Salem's Lot +9 more

← Home venue 15

2013 Boston Marathon, 2018 Boston Marathon, 2014 Boston Marathon, 2015 Boston Marathon, 2016 Boston Marathon, 2017 Boston Marathon, 2004 Boston Marathon, 2005 Boston Marathon +7 more

Shares border with 14

Cambridge, Quincy, Brookline, Chelsea, Newton, Somerville, Revere, Watertown +6 more

← Shares border with 14

Cambridge, Quincy, Brookline, Chelsea, Newton, Somerville, Revere, Watertown +6 more

← Twinned administrative body 14

Athens, Kyoto, Barcelona, Brasília, Strasbourg, Taipei, Praia, Santo Domingo +6 more

Twinned administrative body 13

Athens, Kyoto, Barcelona, Brasília, Strasbourg, Taipei, Santo Domingo, Haifa +5 more

← Place of burial 12

John Eliot, Károly Bartha, Susanna Rowson, Charles Bulfinch, Nathaniel Gorham, John Cotton, William Shirley, William Billings +4 more

Named after 8

Logan International Airport, Northeast megalopolis, Boston, Boston marriage, USS Boston, USS Boston, North Station, Boston State College

← Shipping port 8

Thomas W. Lawson, USS Cassin Young, USCGC Glacier, Joseph Conrad, General Grant, Great Republic, SS Minnesotan, Ocean Monarch

← Applies to jurisdiction 6

Boston Police Department, flag of Boston, Mayor of Boston, Boston Landmarks Commission, Boston Public Health Commission, Boston Public Works Department

← Start point 6

American Airlines Flight 11, TWA Flight 529, The New Classic Tour, Let's Talk About Love World Tour, Ride the Lightning Tour, Warrior Tour

Described by source 5

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, New International Encyclopedia, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron

Head of government 4

Marty Walsh, Thomas Menino, Michelle Wu, Kim Janey

Located in or next to body of water 4

Charles River, Boston Harbor, Mystic River, Neponset River

← Capital 4

Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Dominion of New England

← Significant place 4

Black Hand, Boston National Historical Park, John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site

Belongs to 3

Lovecraft Country, Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex, Suffolk, and Essex district, Massachusetts Senate's Suffolk and Norfolk district

Country 3

United States, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Instance of 3

county seat, big city, city in the United States

Located in time zone 3

UTC−05:00, UTC−04:00, Eastern Time Zone

Part of 3

Greater Boston, Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex, Suffolk, and Essex district, Massachusetts Senate's Suffolk and Norfolk district

Significant event 3

Boston Tea Party, Great Molasses Flood, Siege of Boston

← Depicts 3

Template:Location map Boston, Module:Location map/data/United States Boston, Module:Location map/data/Boston

← Licensed to broadcast to 3

WBUR-FM, WBZ, WHDH

Capital of 2

Massachusetts, Suffolk County

Maintained by wikiproject 2

WikiProject United States, WikiProject Cities

← Contains the administrative territorial entity 2

Suffolk County, Greater Boston

← Destination point 2

Do You Believe? Tour, Kill 'Em All for One

← Operating area 2

Uber Eats, Citymapper

← Place served by transport hub 2

Logan International Airport, South Station

Category for films shot at this location 1

Category:Films shot in Boston

Category for people born here 1

Category:Births in Boston

Category for people buried here 1

Category:Burials in Boston by place

Category for people who died here 1

Category:Deaths in Boston

Category of associated people 1

Category:People from Boston

Continent 1

North America

Different from 1

Boston

Employees / affiliates 1

Edmund McNamara

Flag 1

flag of Boston

Founder 1

John Winthrop

Influenced 1

Ed Pinckney

Köppen climate classification 1

humid continental climate

Located in the administrative territorial entity 1

Suffolk County

Located in the statistical territorial entity 1

Greater Boston

Located in/on physical feature 1

Shawmut Peninsula

Lowest point 1

sea level

Member of 1

League of Historical Cities

Named after 1

Boston

Notable alumni 1

Alexander Acha

Office held by head of government 1

Mayor of Boston

On focus list of wikimedia project 1

Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

Topic's main category 1

Category:Boston

← Category's main topic 1

Category:Boston

← Different from 1

Boston

← Digital scriptorium catalog item id 1

18th century

← Indigenous to 1

Boston accent

← Lingua libre id 1

Luba-Katanga

← Location of first performance 1

Symphony No. 2

← Main subject 1

Template:Country data Boston

← Pennant number 1

Ariane

← Wikibase world id 1

Wikibase Repository

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Direct Wikidata claims

[9] ↑ Boston — head of government (P6): Michelle Wu. boston.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-24. boston.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Boston — country (P17): United States. archINFORM. Retrieved 2018-08-06. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Boston — continent (P30): North America. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Boston — instance of (P31): big city. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Boston — instance of (P31): county seat. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Boston — shares border with (P47): Quincy. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Boston — shares border with (P47): Brookline. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Boston — shares border with (P47): Cambridge. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Boston — shares border with (P47): Somerville. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Boston — shares border with (P47): Winthrop. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Boston — shares border with (P47): Revere. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Boston — shares border with (P47): Chelsea. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Boston — shares border with (P47): Everett. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Boston — shares border with (P47): Watertown. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Boston — shares border with (P47): Newton. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Boston — shares border with (P47): Dedham. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Boston — shares border with (P47): Milton. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Boston — shares border with (P47): Chestnut Hill. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Boston — shares border with (P47): Needham. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Boston — founder (P112): John Winthrop. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Boston — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Suffolk County. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Boston — named after (P138): Boston. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Boston — named after (P138): Lincolnshire. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Boston — flag (P163): flag of Boston. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Boston — twinned administrative body (P190): Kyoto. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Boston — twinned administrative body (P190): Strasbourg. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Boston — twinned administrative body (P190): Barcelona. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Boston — twinned administrative body (P190): Hangzhou. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Boston — twinned administrative body (P190): Padua. boston.gov. boston.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Boston — twinned administrative body (P190): City of Melbourne. melbourne-boston.org. melbourne-boston.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Boston — twinned administrative body (P190): Taipei. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Boston — twinned administrative body (P190): Sekondi-Takoradi. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Boston — twinned administrative body (P190): Haifa. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Boston — twinned administrative body (P190): Athens. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ Boston — twinned administrative body (P190): Santo Domingo. wikidata.org.
[42] ↑ Boston — twinned administrative body (P190): Boston. wikidata.org.
[43] ↑ Boston — twinned administrative body (P190): Brasília. wikidata.org.
[44] ↑ Boston — legislative body (P194): Boston City Council. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Boston — located in or next to body of water (P206): Charles River. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Boston — located in or next to body of water (P206): Neponset River. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Boston — located in or next to body of water (P206): Mystic River. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Boston — located in or next to body of water (P206): Boston Harbor. wikidata.org.
[45] ↑ Boston — postal code (P281): 02108. wikidata.org.
[46] ↑ Boston — postal code (P281): 02109. wikidata.org.
[47] ↑ Boston — postal code (P281): 02110. wikidata.org.
[48] ↑ Boston — postal code (P281): 02111. wikidata.org.
[49] ↑ Boston — postal code (P281): 02112. wikidata.org.
[50] ↑ Boston — postal code (P281): 02113. wikidata.org.
[51] ↑ Boston — postal code (P281): 02114. wikidata.org.
[52] ↑ Boston — postal code (P281): 02115. wikidata.org.
[53] ↑ Boston — postal code (P281): 02116. wikidata.org.
[54] ↑ Boston — postal code (P281): 02117. wikidata.org.
[55] ↑ Boston — postal code (P281): 02118. wikidata.org.
[56] ↑ Boston — postal code (P281): 02123. wikidata.org.
[57] ↑ Boston — postal code (P281): 02133. wikidata.org.
[58] ↑ Boston — postal code (P281): 02163. tools.usps.com. tools.usps.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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4d ago · Tomodachi94 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Fandom article id → boston:Boston, massachusetts:Boston, historica:Boston

Claims rich → —

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: historica:Boston, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299606745|Boston (#299606745)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8197|Historica Wiki a"
4d ago · Liber008 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗

British museum place id → x28049

Claims rich → —

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ British museum place id: x28049, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/328354785|Boston Massachusetts (#328354785)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8589|British"
19d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Sitelink count → 216

Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'ang', 'ar', 'arc', 'arz', 'ast', 'ay', 'a

Claims rich → —

"/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||no, krc */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗

J-global id → 200906092605823376

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ J-global id: 200906092605823376, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/262051371|Boston (#262051371)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7507|J-GLOBAL techn"
10w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Located in time zone → —

"/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46713|batch #46713]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
11w ago · ArthurPSmith · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Ror id → 01byqc043

"/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/45130|batch #45130]]"
13w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14470 → Locations/Boston

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14470: Locations/Boston"
14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14541 → 3BjDq7

"/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/41251|batch #41251]]: ZGBK ID"
16w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14586 → 77454

"/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14586: 77454, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
18w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Wikidata description → capital city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and seat of Suffolk County

"/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||en, ca, da, ilo, tr, gl, sv, fi, en-gb, ang, ast, vi, pt, ga, kk, mul */ Cleanup: remove self_stated_in refs; remove alias=label/mul; add mul alias "
22w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Harper's tag → boston, boston-mass

"/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: boston, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289919946|boston (#289919946)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
24w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Fandom article id → boston:Boston, massachusetts:Boston, historica:Boston

"/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Fandom article id: new-england:Boston"

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