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Faneuil Hall

American  

noun

  1. a market house and public hall in Boston, Massachusetts, called “the Cradle of Liberty” because it was used as a meeting place by American patriots immediately before the Revolutionary War.


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A couple of miles to the east on Faneuil Hall Square is a statue of the beloved former mayor of Boston, Kevin White.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

The city itself appears in street scenes and inserts of swan boats in the Public Garden, the Old North Church and Faneuil Hall.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2025

According to The Boston Globe, the City Council can hold a hearing on the name, but it doesn’t have the authority to actually rename Faneuil Hall.

From Seattle Times Oct. 24, 2023

In doing so, he beat out James W. Rouse, a Maryland shopping mall pioneer who went on to develop the planned city of Columbia, Faneuil Hall in Boston and Harborplace in Baltimore.

From Washington Post Feb. 13, 2023

Two weeks later there she was on the platform at Faneuil Hall.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

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