AMVETS, Disabled American Veterans, Italian American War Veterans of the United States, Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Korean War Veterans, Marine Corps League, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Persian Gulf Era Veterans, Polish Legion of American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Vietnam Veterans of America. "Hub of the Solar System" nickname One of Boston's most enduring nicknames, "The Hub of the Universe", stems from a remark by Oliver Wendell Holmes from his 1858 book The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table in which he mentions the State House : "A jaunty-looking person ... said there was one more wise man's saying that he had heard; it was about our place—but he didn't know who said it. ... Boston State-House is the Hub of the Solar System. You couldn't pry that out of a Boston man if you had the tire of all creation straightened out for a crow-bar". Gallery See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Boston National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts List of state and territorial capitols in the United States Statue of Henry Cabot Lodge History of early modern period domes References Notes Sources Cupolas of Capitalism - State Capitol Building Histories (L-ME) (1998–2005). Cupola.com. May 17, 2005. The Evolution of the State House (2005). Interactive State House. Mass.gov . May 17, 2005. Further reading Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1908) A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators. Stoughton, Mass.: A.M. Bridgman. Kirker, Harold (1969) Architecture of Charles Bulfinch. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. External links A Tour of the Massachusetts State House Images of State House, various dates (via State Library of Massachusetts on Flickr) State capitols in the United States Beacon Hill, Boston State House State House State House Government buildings completed in 1798 Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Landmarks in Beacon Hill, Boston National Historic Landmarks in Boston Works Progress Administration in Massachusetts 1798 establishments in Massachusetts 18th-century architecture in the United States Government buildings with domes Charles Bulfinch buildings Federal architecture in Massachusetts Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Boston