Boston (disambiguation)

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Boston is the state capital of Massachusetts in the United States.

Boston may also refer to:

Contents 1 Places 1.1 United Kingdom 1.2 Canada 1.3 Ireland 1.4 Philippines 1.5 South Africa 1.6 United States 2 Music 3 Education 4 People with the family name Boston 5 Companies 6 Ships and airplanes 7 Other 8 See also

[edit] Places

[edit] United Kingdom

• Boston, Lincolnshire, the town in England after which Boston, Massachusetts was named
  • Boston (borough), a local government district of Lincolnshire, England
  • Boston Spa (also known as Thorp Spa), West Yorkshire, England

[edit] Canada

• Boston, Ontario, in Norfolk County
• Boston Township, Ontario
• Boston Mills, Ontario
• Boston Bar, British Columbia, a community and gold-bearing bar of the same name in the Fraser Canyon

[edit] Ireland

• Boston, County Clare

[edit] Philippines

• Boston, Davao Oriental

[edit] South Africa

• Boston, KwaZulu-Natal

[edit] United States

• Boston, Alabama, a former name of West Greene
• Boston Mountains, in Arkansas and Oklahoma
• Boston Ravine, California
• Boston, Georgia
• Boston, Indiana
• Boston Township, Wayne County, Indiana
• Boston, Kentucky
• Boston, Louisville, a neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky
• Boston, Massachusetts
  • Greater Boston, a conurbation centered around Boston, Massachusetts
• Boston Township, Michigan
• Boston, Missouri
• Boston, New York
• Boston Township, Summit County, Ohio
• Boston Mountains, in Arkansas and Oklahoma
• Boston, Pennsylvania, part of Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
• Boston, Texas
• South Boston, Virginia

[edit] Music

• Boston (band)
  • Boston (album), their debut album
• Boston Symphony Orchestra
• Boston Pops Orchestra
• Boston (dance), a number of waltz-type dances
• "Boston" (song), a song by Augustana
• Boston, a brand of piano designed by Steinway & Sons

[edit] Education

Named for Boston, Lincolnshire, UK

• Boston College (England)
• Boston Grammar School, a state school in England
• Boston High School, a state school in England

Named for Boston, Massachusetts

• Boston Baptist College, a Baptist bible college in Milton, Massachusetts
• Boston College, a private Jesuit university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
• Boston College High School, a private Catholic preparatory school
• Boston Conservatory, a music conservatory
• Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis, a graduate school in Brookline, Massachusetts
• Boston University, a private secular university
• The Art Institute of Boston, part of Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts
• The Boston Architectural College, an architectural college
• University of Massachusetts Boston, a public university in the University of Massachusetts system
• Urban College of Boston, a junior college

See List of colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston for a list of institutions in the Boston, Massachusetts, metropolitan area

[edit] People with the family name Boston

• Billy Boston, Welsh rugby league footballer
• David Boston, American football player
• Daryl Boston, American baseball player
• Rachel Boston, American model and actress
• Ralph Boston, American track and field athlete
• Richard Boston, British journalist and writer
• Rob Boston, author, advocate of church-state separation
• Ward Boston Jr., Navy Captain
• Sir William Boston Cushion, Royal Air Force officer

[edit] Companies

• Boston Pizza, a Canadian pizza chain, owner of Boston's of America
• Boston Market, an American fast-casual restaurant chain
• Boston-Power, lithium ion battery maker
• Boston Store, a department store chain, also the name of other defunct stores
• Boston Acoustics, a manufacturer of home and mobile audio equipment
• Old Mr. Boston (later Mr. Boston, then just "Boston"), a defunct distillery

[edit] Ships and airplanes

• The A-20 Boston, a WW II-era light bomber and night fighter made by the Douglas Aircraft Company
• The USS Boston, any of a number of U.S. Navy ships with this name, with the last being decommissioned in 1999
• SS City of Boston, an ocean liner which disappeared without a trace in 1870
• Boston (ship), a vessel in the marine fur trade off British Columbia captured and destroyed in 1803

[edit] Other

• "Boston the Bear", a geographic Beanie Baby honoring the city of Boston
• Eight Ball or "Boston", a pocket billiards game
• "Boston Billy", nickname for Bill Rodgers (athlete), four-time winner of the Boston Marathon
• Boston Blackie, a fictional character in literature, films, radio and television
• Boston Camera, a type of camera
• Boston cream pie, a cream filled desert
• Boston baked beans
• Boston (Hasidic dynasty), a Hasidic dynasty founded in Boston in the early 20th century
• Boston (horse), American racehorse
• Boston Marathon, world's oldest annual marathon
• Boston terrier, a breed of domestic dog
• Boston Red Sox, a Major League Baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts
• Boston (card game), an 18th century card game
• Boston, winning or bidding to win every trick in a round of Bid whist

[edit] See also

• Bostonian
• New Boston
• All pages beginning with "Boston"

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