British close Boston harbor and station troops in city. British parliament passes Stamp Act. Great Britain needed to pay off debts from the French and Indian War. Why did the Second Continental Congress votes to form an army under command of George Washington? Second Continental Congress votes to form an army under command of George […]
Is it safe to live in East Boston?
Crime rates in East Boston have steadily gone down through the years, and it is considered to be safer than 69% of other neighborhoods in Massachusetts. Its proximity to Logan International Airport as well as affordable apartment rates makes this neighborhood popular with students and young professionals. Is East Boston a bad neighborhood? Charlestown For […]
Is Plymouth considered Cape Cod?
As defined by the Cape Cod Commission’s enabling legislation, Cape Cod is conterminous with Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It extends from Provincetown in the northeast to Woods Hole in the southwest, and is bordered by Plymouth to the northwest.Upper Cape. 1 Bourne 2 Falmouth Is Plymouth the same as Cape Cod? Plymouth makes up the entire […]
Why is Cape Cod called Cape Cod?
Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Cape Cod was named by Bartholomew Gosnold, an English explorer who visited its shores in 1602 and took aboard a “great store of codfish.” In 1620 the Pilgrims landed at the site of Provincetown, on the hooked tip of Cape Cod, before proceeding to Plymouth. What does cape mean as in Cape […]