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Huntington Avenue runs from Copley Square out to the edge of Boston at Brookline. It is named for General Jedediah Huntington, of Connecticut. He served under General George Washington in the Continental Army. Huntington and his Connecticut troops were stationed on top of Mission Hill during the Siege of Boston - to make sure the British did not try to get out via that route. Notable locations on Huntington Ave. are Symphony Hall, the Museum of Fine Arts, and several colleges including Northeastern University, Wentworth Institute of Technology and Mass Art. What is now Northeastern University's campus is the former location of the Huntington Avenue Grounds, where the Red Sox won the first World Series and where Cy Young pitched the first perfect game. A statue of Cy Young on campus commemorates this history.