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Suffolk,
Massachusetts, was first created in 1643. The county seat is one of the
United State's premier cities:
Boston. Located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in eastern
Massachusetts, it is a major player in the 'New England' section of this
country.
Suffolk's Cities, Towns & Communities (such as Allston, Boston,
Brighton, Charlestown, Chelsea, Dorchester, East Boston, Grove Hall, Hyde
Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Revere, Roslindale, Roxbury, South Boston,
West Roxbury, and Winthrop) were among the first in the United States to be
settled. Their rich history includes a treasure trove of historical
landmarks, many of these pivotal to the striving new nation they represent,
such as:
The
Holy Cross Cathedral, (the first Catholic Church in New England), the
Warren
Tavern, (George Washington's funeral speech was given here), the
Old
North Church, (where Paul Revere's lanterns touched off the American
Revolution), and the
Freedom
Trail, (walk the redbrick trail where freedom was born, among so many
others).
Dynamic,
involved, politically contentious, Massachusetts has lead the way for the
nation since it was one of the first 13 Colonies. Suffolk County, in
particular, is not content to rest on its laurels.
The
Big Dig Project, the story of the most expensive road project in
American history, is a prime example of the foresightedness of Suffolk's
planners and doers. The elevated Central Artery/Inner Belt system began
construction in 1950, and may or may not have been the most expensive road
project in American history, what is sure is that Massachusetts lead the
nation with this huge project, and began, and funded, it on its own, without
waiting for the federal interstate system to be established under U.S.
President Dwight Eisenhower.
Today, Suffolk's population 689,807 (2000 census), enjoys some of the lowest
unemployment rates in the nation. Educated, ambitious, and conscious of
their historical status, the young citizens of Suffolk (median age in
Suffolk County is 31.4 yrs), have levered
Logan
International Airport and the Port of Boston into one of America’s
premier transport centers and high-technology companies have turned Route
128 into “America’s Technology Highway”.
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