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Place in Saramacca District, Suriname
Boston
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Coordinates: 5°42′51″N 55°21′35″W / 5.71417°N 55.35972°W / 5.71417; -55.35972
Country Suriname
DistrictSaramacca District
ResortKampong Baroe
Elevation12 m (42 ft)
Time zoneUTC-3 (ART)

Boston is a settlement in Kampong Baroe in the Saramacca District of Suriname, near the resort capital of Kampong Baroe. Boston was founded as a wood plantation in 1819, and abandoned in 1828. In 1840, it was listed as inhabited, and used for crop cultivation.

References

  1. "Boston Map". Map Landia. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. "Plantage Boston". Suriname Plantage. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. "Surinaamsche Almanak voor het Jaar 1842". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1841. p. 95. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
Resorts and places in Saramacca District, Suriname
Calcutta
Groningen
Jarikaba
Kampong Baroe
Tijgerkreek
Wayamboweg
Italic denotes the capital *Abandonned settlement
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