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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

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

The oldest item in his collection is a lottery ticket from 1765, sold to raise money for Faneuil Hall in Boston, that was signed by John Hancock.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

For the Cheers Replica bar in Faneuil Hall in Boston, the answer was to throw in the towel after nearly two decades in business.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2020

The next day, arrayed in black satin breeches and my ill-gotten waistcoat, I made my way again to Faneuil Hall.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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