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Boston was an important to Native American trade some 4,000 years before Europeans arrived. The English founded the Port of Boston in 1630 and for 50 years it was a community governed by the Massachusetts Bay Company. Commercial growth changed the Port of Boston, bringing with it The Church of England and a Royal Governor in 1686. By the late 1600s, the Port of Boston was the third largest port in the English-speaking world.
| Port Location: Boston | Web Site: www.massports.com/ports |
| Port Name: Port of Boston | Latitude: 42° 21′ 49″ N |
| Port Authority: Massachusetts Port Authority | Longitude: 71° 2′ 12″ W |
| Address: Port of Boston, Boston, MA, USA | UN/LOCODE: USBOS |
| Phone: 617-946-4422 | Port Type: Deepwater Seaport |
| 800 Number: 800-294-2791 | Port Size: Very Large |