[DOC] [TLE] Shawmut Peninsula - Wikipedia [PAR] Shawmut Peninsula is the promontory of land on which Boston, Massachusetts 
was built. The peninsula, originally a mere 789 acres (3.19 km2) in area, more 
than doubled in size due to land reclamation efforts, a feature of the history of 
Boston throughout the 19th ... To the south was a narrow isthmus named Boston 
Neck that connected the... [DOC] [TLE] Shawmut - Wikipedia [PAR] Shawmut, according to 19th-century scholarship, is a term derived from the 
Algonquian word ... print very early in the history of New England; records from 
1630 note that William ... Shawmut Peninsula is the promontory on which Boston 
is built. ... Founded in 1982, the name Shawmut comes from the company's first 
office... [DOC] [TLE] The History of Boston  History of Massachusetts [PAR] Jul 23, 2011 ... Early Boston was a hilly peninsula originally inhabited by the ... the 
Massachusetts Bay colony to live on the Shawmut peninsula. ... In September of 
1630, the colonists officially named their new town Boston after their hometown in 
England. ... Disease continued to ravage the Native American population. [DOC] [TLE] History of the Massachusetts Bay Colony  History of Massachusetts [PAR] Jan 5, 2015 ... Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by the Massachusetts Bay Company. 
The company and colony were named after the tribe of Massachusetts Indians 
that lived in ... William Blackstone, was living on the nearby Shawmut peninsula. 
... In September of 1630, the colonists officially named the new town... [DOC] [TLE] Boston History Before the Puritans - Boston Discovery Guide [PAR] History of the Shawmut Peninsula from 8000 BC to 1630 AD. ... Long before the 
Puritan history of Boston begins, glaciers and ice sheets ... Rounding the 
Shawmut Peninsula, Captain Smith spots nearby islands lush with Native 
American corn, ... Massachusetts Bay Company, formerly named the New 
England Company,... [DOC] [TLE] Massachusetts Bay Colony - United States History [PAR] The role of Massachusetts Bay Colony in the history of the United States of 
America. ... Beginning in 1630, Governor John Winthrop, with the company 
charter tightly in ... but soon established a permanent settlement on the Shawmut 
Peninsula of ... The word Massachusetts is taken from a Native American word for 
"great... [DOC] [TLE] Boston: History - Site on Peninsula Settled by Puritans - City-Data.com [PAR] They named the peninsula "Shawmut," which meant variously "land ... Boston 
was founded in 1630 by a Protestant religious sect called the Puritans. ... U.S. 
ships sailed around Cape Horn and into the Orient and India, returning to the 
United... [DOC] [TLE] Mass Moments: Boston Celebrates 250th Birthday [PAR] ... parade of 1,000 torchbearers and 16 floats depicting the city's history. ... the 
sites of the Indian wigwams are now those of the palaces of our ... They found 
one across a channel to the south, on the Shawmut peninsula. ... On September 
17, 1630, they agreed to name the 780-acre peninsula "Boston," after... [DOC] [TLE] The Beginnings of Boston | History of American Women [PAR] Nov 3, 2007 ... The peninsula that became known as Boston was originally named Shawmut (
Living Waters) by the Algonquian Indians. ... Anne Pollard arrived at 
Massachusetts Bay Colony with the Winthrop fleet in June 1630. ... which still 
appears on the city seal today, were the "three little hills" that extended through... [DOC] [TLE] 09/17/1630 - Early Colonization - English Boston Settlement ... [PAR] 09/17/1630 - Early Colonization - English Boston Settlement Officially Named (
Massachusetts). Boston Map. One of the oldest cities in the United States, Boston 
was founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan colonists from 
England. ... Over the next 130 years, the city participated in four French and 
Indian Wars,... [DOC] [TLE] Boston | Article | World Book Student - World Book Online [PAR] They named it after the town of Boston, England, where many of them had lived. 
... The Indians who lived in the region called the peninsula Shawmut. .... the 
entire population of Boston for over 200 years after the city was founded in 1630.

Question: Shawmut was the Indian name for the peninsula on which this city was founded in 1630
Answer: Boston