Boston | |
Pushpin Map: | Suriname |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Suriname |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Saramacca District |
Subdivision Type2: | Resort |
Subdivision Name2: | Kampong Baroe |
Coordinates: | 5.7142°N -55.3597°W |
Timezone: | ART |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Elevation M: | 12 |
Elevation Ft: | 42 |
Boston is a settlement in Kampong Baroe in the Saramacca District of Suriname, near the resort capital of Kampong Baroe.[1] Boston was founded as a wood plantation in 1819, and abandoned in 1828.[2] In 1840, it was listed as inhabited, and used for crop cultivation.[3]