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What city did John Winthrop call a city on a hill?
Massachusetts Bay - "The City Upon a Hill"John Withrop was referencing the biblical city of Jerusalem when he said "you shall be like a city on a hill."
City upon the hill?
A City upon a Hill is one of the phrases that Jesus used while he was giving his parables. Jesus used the phrase "A City upon a Hill" when he was giving the parable of Salt.
What were the goals of the original colony?
Founded successfully in 1628 by a basically Puritan constituency from England, the Massachusetts Bay Colony had a number of the same goals as other English (and European) colonies in the New World. Distinctively, it also intended to establish a 'city upon a hill' that would shine a Christian light for all to see and provide them with a home in which they could freely practice their Puritan beliefs and customs.
How did the US Capitol Building get its name?
Thomas Jefferson insisted the legislative building be called the "Capitol", rather than "Congress House". The word "Capitol" comes from Latin, meaning city on a hill and is associated with the Roman temple to Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Capitoline Hill.
When was Bald Hill Schoolhouse created?
Bald Hill Schoolhouse was created in 1850.
