There have been several Native American archaeological sites excavated around Boston that give evidence of inhabitants in the area as early as 5000 BC. Boston was settled as a town on September 17, 1630 and incorporated as a city in 1822. In 1630, Puritan colonists from England founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony on the Shawmut Peninsula, making Boston 382 years old in 2012. Prior to naming the city Boston, after a town in Lincolnshire, England, the first settlers called the area Trimountaine.

Since its founding, Boston has rightly earned the nickname of “The Hub.” The term was first used in 1858 after Boston was the location for several important events during the American Revolution. After the Revolution Boston became one the the world’s wealthiest international trading ports. By the mid-19th century Boston became an industrial manufacturing hub. The city also became a destination for many different immigrants, including people from Ireland, Germany, Lebanon, Russia, Poland, and Italy.

“The Hub” more currently refers to the fact that Boston has the sixth largest economy in the United States, and 12th largest in the world. The City is also home to over 25 colleges, multiple ground breaking medical institutions, as well as numerous performing arts centers and museums.

Boston is not only one of the oldest cities in America, but is also everchanging, recently being named the third most creative city in the US.