Historical event · September 7, 1630

Founding of Boston (1630)

Puritan settlers under John Winthrop moved from Charlestown to the Shawmut Peninsula in September 1630, renaming it Boston.

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Hour zero of the 400-year clock this property counts down.

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lively. Best now: the older layer.

Then

1588: Puritan lawyer and first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588–1649), who led the 1630 fleet and framed the settlement as “a city upon a hill.

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2026: America’s 250th — July 4, 2026.

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Historical echoJohn Winthrop

Connected eventThe 54th Marches Out (1863)

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Serendipityhigh

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01The right next stopThe Freedom TrailClose enough to feel spontaneous, different enough to change the texture of the visit.7 min walk 02Pull this threadBoston CommonA real relationship that changes how this object reads.Park / Public space 03Hidden in plain sightThe Club of Odd VolumesA quieter stop nearby that rewards a second look.Building / Landmark 04Same story, different centuryBostonA time jump that keeps the civic argument going.City 05Follow “Revolutionary Boston”Old State HouseThe Revolution didn’t happen in a museum — it happened on these streets, in this order. Follow the events as they unfolded, from the city’s founding to the shot heard round the world.Building / Landmark

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The Civic Graph Editorial DeskEditorial standardLook for the older layer before you move on. This object is connected to more than its facade suggests.King’s Chapel Burying Ground →

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What this meant before

16301630Founding of Boston (1630) enters the civic record here.1591Anne HutchinsonMidwife and theologian (1591–1643) whose weekly meetings challenged Boston’s ministers; tried for heresy and banished in 1638 — the colony’s founding argument about conscience and authority.1588John WinthropPuritan lawyer and first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588–1649), who led the 1630 fleet and framed the settlement as “a city upon a hill.2030Boston 400 — The Quadricentennial (2030)September 7, 2030 marks 400 years since Winthrop’s settlers named Boston.

Date: September 7, 1630
Graph connections: 11

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Historically related

Boston Boston Common John Winthropled the fleet Anne Hutchinsonbanished 1638 Castle Island & Fort Independencefortified since 1634 Dorchesterfounded the same summer

Founding of Newtowne (1630)same colony, same year↗ Camb400 The Road to 2030 Boston 400 — The Quadricentennial (2030)400 years on Four Hundred Years in Forty Entities

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Boston

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Neighborhood · 1 min walk

Beacon Hill

Person · 1 min walk

John Winthrop

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Meeting Place of the Woman's Era Club

Historical context

Boston 400 — The Quadricentennial (2030)2030

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NearbyA few minutes’ walk away

Beacon HillNeighborhood John WinthropPerson Meeting Place of the Woman's Era ClubBuilding / Landmark John J. Smith HouseBuilding / Landmark Charles Street Meeting HouseBuilding / Landmark

More historical eventsOther historical events in the graph

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From the colonial eraOf the same period

DorchesterNeighborhood RoxburyNeighborhood King’s Chapel Burying GroundBuilding / Landmark Phipps Street Burying GroundBuilding / Landmark CharlestownNeighborhood

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The Freedom TrailAttraction Boston Public GardenPark / Public space Park Street StationTransit stop Shaw / 54th Regiment MemorialBuilding / Landmark America’s 250th — July 4, 2026Recurring event

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✓Source qualityBest source is primary / institutional

✓Independent corroboration2 sources across 2 tiers

✓Human-reviewedEditorially verified

✓Institutional backingCites a primary or institutional source

✓Record completeness80% of canonical fields present

Sources, by tier

Winthrop journals Unclassified

Mass. Historical Society Primary / institutional

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Relationship density79

11 connections

Record coverage66

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Graph authority78

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