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Boston remained an economic center through the 19th century, both as a financial hub and as a port through which manufactured goods such as shoes and textiles were shipped. At the onset of the 20th century, the availability of cheaper labor in the Southern states led to a decline in New England manufacturing industries, and hard times for Boston as well. It continued however to be a center for advanced education, the city and its surrounding towns home to dozens of colleges and universities, allowing greater Boston to become a vital center of the technology industries that burgeoned in the last half of the 20th century.

Boston remained an economic center through the 19th century, both as a financial hub and as a port through which manufactured goods such as shoes and textiles were shipped. At the onset of the 20th century, the availability of cheaper labor in the Southern states led to a decline in New England manufacturing industries, and hard times for Boston as well. It continued however to be a center for advanced education, the city and its surrounding towns home to dozens of colleges and universities, allowing greater Boston to become a vital center of the technology industries that burgeoned in the last half of the 20th century.

==Democrat hegemony and rat infestation ==

==Mayors of Boston Brief==

The last [[Republican]] mayor of Boston was elected in 1926.  

The last [[Republican]] mayor of Boston was elected in 1926.  

 

The current Mayor of Boston is Marty Walsh of the Democratic Party. The prior Mayor, Thomas Mennino, was one of the longest serving mayors in the history of Boston.https://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-boss-of-boston-mayor-thomas-menino.html

Boston is one of the most rat infested cities of the world.<ref>http://www.animalplanet.com/wild-animals/2-boston-ma/</ref>

== See also ==

== See also ==