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The city of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, has many nicknames due to historical context. They include:

 

* The City on a Hill came from original Massachusetts Bay Colony's governor John Winthrop's goal to create the biblical "City on a Hill." It also refers to the original three hills of Boston.

 

* The Hub is a shortened form of a phrase recorded by writer Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Hub of the Solar System. This has since developed into The Hub of the Universe.

 

* The Athens of America is a title given by William Tudor, co-founder of the North American Review for Boston's great cultural and intellectual influence.

 

* The Puritan City nickname references the religion of the city's founders.

 

* The Cradle of Liberty derives from Boston's role in instigating the American Revolution.

 

* City of Notions in the nineteenth century.

 

* The Walking City, because Boston's compact and high density nature has made walking an effective and popular mode of transit in the city. In fact, it has the seventh-highest percentage of pedestrian commuters of any city in the United States, while neighboring Cambridge is the highest.

 

* Bean Town refers to the regional dish of baked beans.

 

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emerald city, seatown. i can't really think of anymore for seattle...

 

 

Used to be Jet City, back in the day when a high school graduate could walk into the Boeing office and get a job that would provide them with a living that would support them. History now.

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