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Walk the Freedom Trail, cheer at Fenway, and discover where American history began

In the Boston area, urban planning often followed that of 17th Century England, where the settlers hailed from. Boston Common is one such feature; in English towns, a "common" is a common area of land
Boston Common reflects the English tradition of shared public land, brought by 17th-century settlers who shaped the city's layout. © InSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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