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No, a Massachusetts general didn't give us another name for ladies of the evening

General Hooker Entrance to the Massachusetts State House in Boston

Tourists just love the General Hooker entrance to the State House. Photo by BluEyedA73.

New England Folklore disabuses us of the legend that hookers are named for Fighting Joe Hooker, a Civil War general from Massachusetts. For one thing, the term was already in use by 1845.

When part of Beacon Hill was known as Mt. Whoredom.

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Seems a little juvenile? Michael Michael Motorcycle! Hey! Do they blush at the sight of the late great John Lee Hooker's headstone? Stupid human tourists.

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It's a harmless joke, that even some locals have been known to snicker at.

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We usually ask...

Where's the *Specific* Hooker entrance?

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she seems to be having fun, and we can assume the person she is with is having fun too.

and nobody had to get hurt, nor any property destroyed. plus i think all people should be encouraged to do stuff near the statehouse. you might learn something, even if by accident.

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Now that is deserving of a commemorative plaque.

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Fancy hookers use the back door.

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But(t) it will cost you extra.

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I've long suspected that while the General Hooker Entrance is upfront, that there's a smaller High Class Call Girl Entrance around back.

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