Boston–Cambridge–Quincy

Common name: Greater Boston
Largest city Other cities	Boston  - Cambridge  - Quincy
Population	Ranked 11th in the U.S.
- Total	4,411,835 (2005 est.)
- Density	947 /sq. mi.  366 /km²
Area	4,674 sq. mi. 12,105 km²
State(s)	- Massachusetts  - New Hampshire
Elevation
- Highest point	334 feet (102 m)
- Lowest point	0 feet (0 m)

Light Blue represents the area in Massachusetts known as Greater Boston, while Dark Blue represents the Metro-Boston area and Red represents Boston proper, the City of Boston

Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as MetroWest and the Merrimack Valley. It includes America's eleventh-largest metropolitan area, home to over 4.4 million people. Greater Boston is one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country, but also ranks 56th most populous in the world. The major cities include the City of Boston, Cambridge, Quincy, Newton, and the largest town in New England by population, Framingham. Greater Boston contains more urbanized area than the other regions of Massachusetts, such as the more rural Western Massachusetts and the beach communities of Cape Cod. The area features many universities. There are a decreasing number of working class communities within Greater Boston. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Boston redirects here. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk County Settled 1625 Incorporated 1792 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor William J. Phelan Area  - City  26. ... There are two official definitions of metropolitan area used today in the United States, metropolitan statistical areas, and combined statistical areas, the former restrictive, the latter more extensive. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For other uses, see New Hampshire (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... Boston redirects here. ... The North Shore is a region north of Boston, consisting chiefly of urban suburban communities of Essex County along Massachusetts Bay. ... The South Shore of Massachusetts is a geographic region stretching south and east from Boston along the shore of Massachusetts Bay toward Cape Cod. ... The MetroWest region is an area outside the city of Boston, in the state of Massachusetts. ... The Merrimack Valley is the region surrounding the Merrimack River in northeastern Massachusetts. ... This page lists the 100 largest metropolitan areas of the world, ranked by population. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk County Settled 1625 Incorporated 1792 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor William J. Phelan Area  - City  26. ... Nickname: Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1688 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor David B. Cohen (Dem) Area  - City  18. ... The system of local government in use in New England is very different from that found throughout the rest of the United States. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1650 Incorporated 1700 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Town  26. ... Western Massachusetts is a loosely defined geographical region of the state of Massachusetts which contains the Berkshires and the Pioneer Valley. ... This article is about the area of Massachusetts known as Cape Cod. For other uses, see Cape Cod (disambiguation). ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ...

Greater Boston encompasses many significant locations in American history and culture. Examples include the Paul Revere House, the Old North Church, the Old Granary Burying Ground, the site of the Boston Tea Party and that of the Battle of Bunker Hill, the USS Constitution, Lexington and Concord, Walden Pond, the site of the Salem witch trials, and the Christian Science Mother Church. Former Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams were born in Quincy, Massachusetts, as was John Hancock. Frederick Douglass began his career as an abolitionist in Boston. Former President John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. Former President George H. W. Bush was born in Milton. Malcolm X spent a significant part of his young adulthood in Roxbury, and joined the Nation of Islam while in prison in Charlestown. The National Archives has a regional center in Waltham. Pre-Colonial America For details, see the main Pre-Colonial America article. ... For the song by the Beastie Boys, see Paul Revere (song). ... Image of the North End, Boston neighborhood. ... Granary Burying Ground. ... This article is about a 1773 American protest. ... For a list of numerous places and things that are named after this battle, see Bunker Hill. ... “ Old Ironsides ” redirects here. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1642 Incorporated 1713 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Total 16. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1635 Incorporated 1635 Government  - Type Open town meeting Area  - Total 25. ... Thoreaus Cove, Concord, Mass. ... 1876 illustration of the courtroom; the central figure is usually identified as Mary Walcott The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings by local magistrates and county court trials to prosecute people alleged to have committed acts of witchcraft in Essex, Suffolk and Middlesex Counties of Massachusetts in 1692... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... For other persons named John Adams, see John Adams (disambiguation). ... John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was a diplomat, politician, and the sixth President of the United States (March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829). ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk County Settled 1625 Incorporated 1792 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor William J. Phelan Area  - City  26. ... For other persons named John Hancock, see John Hancock (disambiguation). ... Frederick Douglass, ca. ... This article is about the abolition of slavery. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... John Kennedy and JFK redirect here. ... Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk Settled 1638 Incorporated 1705 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Total 6. ... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. ... Milton is a suburban Boston town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, also known as Detroit Red and Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Omaha, Nebraska, May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965 in New York City) was a Muslim Minister and National Spokesman for the Nation of Islam. ... Roxbury is a neighborhood within Boston, Massachusetts USA. It was one of the first towns founded in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 and became a city in 1846 until it was annexed to Boston on January 5, 1868. ... The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious and social/political organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930 with the self-proclaimed goal of resurrecting the spiritual, mental, social, economic condition of the black man and woman of America and belief that God will bring... Birdseye view of Boston, Charlestown, and Bunker Hill between 1890 and 1910. ... The National Archives building in Washington, DC The United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records. ... One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ...

Definitions

Metropolitan Area Planning Council

The most restrictive definition of the Greater Boston area is the region administered by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC).^[1] The MAPC is a regional planning organization created by the General Court of Massachusetts to oversee transportation infrastructure and economic development concerns in the Boston area. The MAPC includes 101 cities and towns that are grouped into eight subregions. These include most of the area within the region's outer circumferential highway, I-495. The population of the MAPC is 3,066,394 (as of 2000), in an area of 1,422 square miles,^[1] of which 39% is forested and an additional 11% is water, wetland, or other open space.^[2] The Massachusetts General Court is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Interstate 495 is the designation of an Interstate highway spur in Massachusetts. ...

The eight subregions and their principal towns are: Inner Core (Boston), Minuteman (Route 2 corridor), MetroWest (Framingham), North Shore (Peabody), North Suburban (Woburn), South Shore (Route 3 corridor), SouthWest (Franklin), and Three Rivers (Norwood). Massachusetts State Highway 2, always referred to simply as Route 2, is a major East-West state highway in Massachusetts. ... The MetroWest region is an area outside the city of Boston, in the state of Massachusetts. ... The North Shore is a region north of Boston, consisting chiefly of urban suburban communities of Essex County along Massachusetts Bay. ... The South Shore of Massachusetts is a geographic region stretching south and east from Boston along the shore of Massachusetts Bay toward Cape Cod. ... Massachusetts Route 3 is a southward continuation of U.S. Highway 3, connecting Boston, Massachusetts with Cape Cod. ...

Notably excluded from the MAPC and its partner transportation-planning body, the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization, are the Merrimack Valley cities of Lowell, Lawrence, and Haverhill, much of Plymouth County, and all of Bristol County; these areas have their own regional planning bodies. The Merrimack Valley is the region surrounding the Merrimack River in northeastern Massachusetts. ... Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Bristol County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ...

New England City and Town Area

The urbanized area surrounding Boston serves as the core of a definition used by the U.S. Census Bureau known as the New England City and Town Area. The set of towns containing the core urbanized area plus surrounding towns with strong social and economic ties to the core area is defined as the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA.^[3] The Boston NECTA is further subdivided into several NECTA divisions, which are listed below. The Boston, Framingham, and Peabody NECTA divisions together correspond roughly to the MAPC area. The total population of the Boston NECTA was 4,540,941 (as of 2000). Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... A New England City and Town Area or NECTA is a geographic entity in the New England region of the United States. ...

• Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division (97 towns)
• Framingham, MA NECTA Division (13 towns)
• Peabody, MA NECTA Division (7 towns)
• Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division (Old Colony region) (12 towns)
• Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division (Merrimack Valley region) (25 towns)
• Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division (part of Merrimack Valley region) (3 towns)
• Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division (Northern Middlesex region) (9 towns)
• Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division (21 towns)
• Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA NECTA Division (part of Southeastern region) (6 towns)

Metropolitan statistical area

An alternative definition used by the U.S. Census Bureau, using counties as building blocks instead of towns, is the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is further subdivided into four metropolitan divisions. The metropolitan statistical area has a total population of about 4.4 million and is the eleventh-largest in the United States. The components of the metropolitan area with their 2005 populations are listed below. In the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has produced a formal definition of metropolitan areas, which are organized around county boundaries. ... In the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has produced a formal definition of metropolitan areas. ...

• Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area (4,411,835)
  • Boston-Quincy, MA Metropolitan Division (1,800,432)
    • Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    • Plymouth County, Massachusetts
    • Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  • Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division (1,459,011)
    • Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  • Essex County, MA Metropolitan Division (738,301)
    • Essex County, Massachusetts
  • Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH Metropolitan Division (414,091)
    • Rockingham County, New Hampshire
    • Strafford County, New Hampshire

Norfolk County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ... Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Suffolk County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ... Middlesex County is a county located in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of Massachusetts. ... Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. ... Strafford County is a county located in the state of New Hampshire. ...

Combined statistical area

A wider functional metropolitan area based on commuting patterns is also defined by the Census Bureau as the Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area. This area consists of the metropolitan areas of Manchester, Worcester, and Providence, in addition to Greater Boston. The total population (as of 2005) for the extended region is 7,427,336. The following areas, along with the above MSA, are included in the Combined Statistical Area: The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Hillsborough County Incorporated 1751 Government  - Mayor Frank Guinta (R) Area  - City  34. ... For other uses, see Worcester (disambiguation). ... Providence redirects here. ...

• Concord, NH Micropolitan Statistical Area (146,681)
  • Merrimack County, New Hampshire
• Laconia, NH Micropolitan Statistical Area (61,547)
  • Belknap County, New Hampshire
• Manchester-Nashua, NH Metropolitan Statistical Area (401,291)
  • Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
• Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area (783,262)
  • Worcester County, Massachusetts
• Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area (1,622,520)
  • Bristol County, Massachusetts
  • Bristol County, Rhode Island
  • Kent County, Rhode Island
  • Newport County, Rhode Island
  • Providence County, Rhode Island
  • Washington County, Rhode Island

A Micropolis (mini-city) is a demographics term that gained currency in the 1990s to describe growing population centers in the United States that are far removed from a large city, even 100 miles (160 km) or more. ... Merrimack County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. ... Belknap County is one of ten counties in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. ... Hillsborough County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. ... Worcester County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ... Bristol County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Bristol County is a county located in the state of Rhode Island. ... Kent County is a county located in the state of Rhode Island. ... Newport County is one of five counties located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. ... Providence County is a county located in the state of Rhode Island. ... Washington County is a county located in the southeastern part of Rhode Island, a U.S. state. ...

Principal cities/towns

Boston metropolitan area

This list has been provided by the Census based on commuter populations, and is generally not what a resident of the area would consider the principal cities of the region.

• Boston
• Cambridge
• Framingham
• Nashua
• Newton
• Peabody
• Quincy
• Waltham

These, in decreasing order, are the ten largest cities in the Boston NECTA (2006) [1] Boston redirects here. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1650 Incorporated 1700 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Town  26. ... Nickname: Gate City Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Hillsborough Incorporated 1746 Government  - Mayor Bernard A. Streeter Area  - City  31. ... Nickname: Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1688 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor David B. Cohen (Dem) Area  - City  18. ... Nickname: Location in Essex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Essex County Settled 1626 Incorporated 1868 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Michael J. Bonfanti Area  - City  16. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk County Settled 1625 Incorporated 1792 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor William J. Phelan Area  - City  26. ... One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ...

• Boston 590,763
• Lowell 103,229
• Cambridge 101,365
• Brockton 94,191
• Quincy 91,058
• Lynn 87,991
• Nashua, New Hampshire 87,157
• Newton 82,819
• Somerville 74,554
• Lawrence 70,662

Boston redirects here. ... Nickname: Motto: Art is the Handmaid of Human Good Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1653 Incorporated 1826 A city 1836 Government  - Type Manager-City council  - Mayor William F. Martin, Jr. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... Nickname: Location in Plymouth County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Plymouth County Settled 1700 Incorporated 1821 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor James E. Harrington (D) Area  - City  21. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk County Settled 1625 Incorporated 1792 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor William J. Phelan Area  - City  26. ... Location in Essex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Essex Settled 1629 Incorporated 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Chip Clancy Area  - City  13. ... Nickname: Gate City Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Hillsborough Incorporated 1746 Government  - Mayor Bernard A. Streeter Area  - City  31. ... Nickname: Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1688 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor David B. Cohen (Dem) Area  - City  18. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1842 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone Area  - Total 4. ...   Settled: 1655 â€“ Incorporated: 1847 Zip Code(s): 01840 â€“ Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://www. ...

Satellite areas

These larger cities fall within the CSA definition of Greater Boston only

• Fitchburg
• Leominster
• Fall River
• New Bedford
• Manchester
• Providence
• Warwick
• Worcester

  Nickname: River City Settled: 1730 â€“ Incorporated: 1764 Zip Code(s): 01420 â€“ Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Worcester County Settled 1653 Incorporated 1740 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Dean J. Mazzarella  - City Council Dennis A. Rosa John Dombrowski James Lanciani, Jr Virginia Tocci David E. Rowlands (Ward 1) Wayne A. Nickel (Ward 2) Claire M... Nickname: Motto: Well Try Location in Bristol County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Bristol Settled 1670 Incorporated 1803 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Edward M. Lambert, Jr. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Bristol County Settled 1640 Incorporated 1787 Government  - Type Mayor-council  - Mayor Scott W. Lang (Dem)  - City Council President/Ward 6: Leo R. Pimental. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Hillsborough County Incorporated 1751 Government  - Mayor Frank Guinta (R) Area  - City  34. ... Providence redirects here. ... Warwick is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. ... For other uses, see Worcester (disambiguation). ...

Major companies

CVS/pharmacy started in the Greater Boston Area, in Lowell, Massachusetts. Likewise, Dunkin Donuts and Howard Johnson's restaurants and lodgings started just outside Boston in Quincy. CVS/pharmacy is a pharmacy and convenience store chain in the United States. ... Nickname: Motto: Art is the Handmaid of Human Good Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1653 Incorporated 1826 A city 1836 Government  - Type Manager-City council  - Mayor William F. Martin, Jr. ... Categories: Corporation stubs | Food companies of the United States | Donuts | Corporations with naming rights of indoor arenas ... The current logo for Howard Johnsons motor lodges. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk County Settled 1625 Incorporated 1792 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor William J. Phelan Area  - City  26. ...

• Companies along, inside or outside I-495
  • 3Com, in Marlboro (Headquarters)
  • AMD, in Marlboro
  • Analog Devices, in Norwood
  • Avid Technology, Inc, in Tewksbury (Headquarters)
  • BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc., in Natick (Headquarters)
  • Bose Corporation, in Framingham (Headquarters)
  • Boston Scientific Corporation, in Natick (Headquarters)
  • Boston Scientific Corporation, in Marlboro
  • Diebold, in Marlboro (Regional Headquarters)
  • EMC Corporation, in Hopkinton (Headquarters)
  • Intel, in Hudson
  • TJX Corporation, in Framingham (Headquarters)
  • Monster.com, in Maynard, Massachusetts (Headquarters)
  • Staples, Inc., in Framingham (Headquarters)
  • TripAdvisor, LLC, in Needham (Headquarters)

• Companies along or inside I-95 (Route 128)
  • Akamai Technologies, in Cambridge
  • BBN Technologies, in Cambridge (Headquarters)
  • Biogen Idec, in Cambridge
  • Dunkin Donuts, in Canton (Headquarters)
  • Genzyme Corporation, in Cambridge (Headquarters)
  • iRobot Corporation, in Burlington (Headquarters)
  • InterSystems Corporation, in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Headquarters)
  • Meditech, in Westwood (Headquarters)
  • Millennium Pharmaceuticals, in Cambridge
  • National Amusements (Parent company of CBS), in Dedham (Headquarters)
  • Novartis AG, Inc, in Cambridge (Research Headquarters)
  • Novell, Inc., in Waltham
  • Raytheon, in Waltham (Headquarters)
  • Reebok, in Canton (U.S. Headquarters)
  • Sun Microsystems, in Burlington
  • Polaroid Corporation, in Waltham
  • WB Mason, in Brockton (Headquarters)
  • Teradyne, in North Reading (Headquarters)

• Major companies inside Boston (Inside I-95 (Route 128))
  • Bain & Company (headquarters)
  • The Boston Consulting Group (headquarters)
  • Fidelity Investments (headquarters)
  • The Gillette Company, now owned by Procter & Gamble (headquarters)
  • Houghton Mifflin (headquarters)
  • John Hancock Financial Services, Inc, now the United States division of Canada's Manulife Financial
  • Liberty Mutual (headquarters)
  • New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. (headquarters)
  • Putnam Investments (headquarters)
  • State Street Corporation(headquarters)

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The Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) (abbreviated BSC), is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a range of interventional medical specialties, including interventional cardiology, peripheral interventions, neuromodulation, neurovascular intervention, electrophysiology, cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, endoscopy, oncology, urology and gynecology. ... Natick Common, Halloween 2004 Natick (Pronunciation IPA: ) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... The Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) (abbreviated BSC), is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a range of interventional medical specialties, including interventional cardiology, peripheral interventions, neuromodulation, neurovascular intervention, electrophysiology, cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, endoscopy, oncology, urology and gynecology. ... 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Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... BBN Technologies (originally Bolt Beranek and Newman) is a high-technology company that provides research and development services. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... Biogen Idec, Inc. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... Categories: Corporation stubs | Food companies of the United States | Donuts | Corporations with naming rights of indoor arenas ... Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Genzyme Corporation is a biotechnolgy company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... This article is about the robot company. ... Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... MEDITECH; i. ...   Westwood is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Millennium Pharmaceuticals NASDAQ: MLNM is a biotechnology company based in the Cambridge, Massachusetts area of the United States of America. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... National Amusements, Inc. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Norfolk County Settled 1635 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Representative town meeting  - Town    Administrator Bill Keegan  - Board of    Selectmen Marie-Loise Kehoe Mike Butler James MacDonald Carmen DelloIocono Dennis Teehan Area  - Town  10. ... Novartis headquarters in Basel Suffern, New York: the sole Novartis pharmaceutical production facility in the United States. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... Novell was also the name of a road bicycle racing team. ... One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation with core manufacturing concentrations in defense systems and defense and commercial electronics. ... One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Reebok International Limited is a British producer of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories and is currently a subsidiary of Adidas AG. The name comes from Afrikaans/Dutch spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle. ... Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Sun Microsystems, Inc. ... Burlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Polaroid Corporation was founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land. ... One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... WB Mason is an office supply contract supplier, founded in Brockton, Massachusetts. ... Nickname: Location in Plymouth County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Plymouth County Settled 1700 Incorporated 1821 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor James E. Harrington (D) Area  - City  21. ... Overview Teradyne (NYSE:TER) is a leading supplier of Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) and interconnection systems. ... North Reading is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Bain & Company is a management consulting firm, headquartered in Boston, MA, that is recognized as one of the leading business institutions in the world. ... “BCG” redirects here. ... Fidelity Investments is a group of privately held companies in the financial services industry. ... The Gillette brand logo The Gillette Company (NYSE: G) was founded by King C. Gillette in 1901 as a safety razor manufacturer. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ... Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. ... John Hancock Insurance is a loose term for a major United States insurance company which existed, in various forms, from its founding on April 21, 1862 until its acquisition in 2004 by the Canadian Manulife Financial Corporation. ... Manulife Financial (TSX: MFC NYSE: MFC SEHK: 945 PSE: MFC)is a Canadian insurance company. ... Liberty Mutuals current logo Liberty Mutual Group (LMG, Liberty, Liberty Mutual), is a large American insurance company. ... New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. ... Putnam Investments, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC) since 1970 ([1]), is a global money management firm founded in 1937 and headquartered in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. ... State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is a financial services company based in Boston, Massachusetts. ...

Sports

Annual sporting events include: The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... NHL redirects here. ... TD Banknorth Garden is a sports arena in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ... Boston redirects here. ... The Boston Cannons are a professional lacrosse team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... For other uses, see Lacrosse (disambiguation). ... Major League Lacrosse is a professional outdoor Lacrosse league that is made up of teams within the United States. ... Nickerson Field is a stadium on the site of Braves Field, in Boston, Massachusetts the former home of the National League Boston Braves baseball team, now located in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Boston redirects here. ... The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... This article is about the sport. ... NBA redirects here. ... TD Banknorth Garden is a sports arena in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ... Boston redirects here. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Other nicknames The BoSox, The Olde Towne Team, The Sox Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds... This article is about the sport. ... Major Leagues redirects here. ... The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... Fenway redirects here. ... Boston redirects here. ... City Foxborough, Massachusetts Other nicknames The Pats Team colors Nautical Blue, New Century Silver, Red, and White Head Coach Bill Belichick Owner Robert Kraft General manager Bill Belichick (de facto) Mascot Pat Patriot League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–69) Eastern Division (1960–69) National Football League (1970–present... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... NFL redirects here. ... The American Football Conference (AFC) is one of the two conferences of the National Football League (NFL). ... Gillette Stadium is the home stadium for the New England Patriots football team and the New England Revolution soccer team. ... Foxborough (or Foxboro) is a town located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 20 miles (32 kilometers) southwest of Boston. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Revolution, Revs Stadium Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA Coach Steve Nicol, 2002— Owner Robert Kraft First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3–2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win New England Revolution 6–1 Colorado Rapids (Gillette Stadium; September 18... Soccer redirects here. ... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... Gillette Stadium is the home stadium for the New England Patriots football team and the New England Revolution soccer team. ... Foxborough (or Foxboro) is a town located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 20 miles (32 kilometers) southwest of Boston. ...

• The Boston Marathon follows a course from Hopkinton to Boston
• The Head of the Charles Regatta

The 100th running of the Boston Marathon, 1996 The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Patriots Day, the third Monday of April. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1715 Incorporated 1715 Government  - Type Open town meeting  - Town    Manager Anthony Troiano  - Board of    Selectmen Muriel E. Kramer, Chair Mary C. Pratt, Vice Chair Leonard A. Holden Ronald M. Clark Michael Shepard Area  - Town  28. ... Kennedy School womens team outside the Weld Boathouse preparing to row the Head of the Charles in 1996, though that year the race was cancelled due to bad weather. ...

Higher education

A long time center of higher education, the area includes many community colleges, two-year schools, and internationally prominent undergraduate and graduate institutions. The graduate schools include highly regarded schools of law, medicine, business, technology, international relations, public health, education, and religion.

See also: Boston, Massachusetts#Education , List of colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston, and List of colleges and universities in Massachusetts

Boston redirects here. ... Colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston include: // Berklee College of Music Boston Architectural College Boston Baptist College Boston Conservatory Boston University Emerson College Emmanuel College Massachusetts College of Art Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences New England College of Optometry New England Conservatory of Music New England School of... . ... Colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston include: // Berklee College of Music Boston Architectural College Boston Baptist College Boston Conservatory Boston University Emerson College Emmanuel College Massachusetts College of Art Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences New England College of Optometry New England Conservatory of Music New England School of... Babson College, located in Wellesley, Massachusetts (zoned as Babson Park, ZIP code 02457),[1] is a private business school which grants all undergraduates a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. ... Bay State College is a small private college in Boston, Massachusetts. ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ... Bentley College is located at 175 Forest Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, 10 miles west of Boston. ... Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts with many prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting artists. ... The Boston Architectural College (the BAC), formerly known as the Boston Architectural Center, is a university located in Bostons Back Bay, offering bachelors and masters degrees in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and design studies. ... Boston Baptist College was founded in 1976 by Dr. A.V. Henderson (he served as the first President), and Dr. John Rawlings (then president of BBFI, Baptist Bible Fellowship International). ... For similarly-named academic institutions, see Education in Boston, MA. Boston College (BC) is a private research university located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States. ... The Boston Conservatory is an arts conservatory located in the Fenway-Kenmore region of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. ... For the similarly named institution in Chestnut Hill, see Boston College. ... Brandeis University is a private university located in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. ... Bunker Hill Community College is a two-year college located in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which is a neighborhood of Boston. ... Cambridge College is a university in Cambridge, Massachusetts specializing in adult education. ... Founded in 1879, Curry College is a private, four-year, co-educational[2] liberal arts-based institution located on a wooded 137-acre campus in Milton, Massachusetts in the United States, seven miles from downtown Boston. ... Eastern Nazarene College is a small liberal arts college south of Boston in Quincy, Massachusetts. ... Emerson College was founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a school of oratory, in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Emmanuel College is a four-year Catholic liberal arts college located on The Fenway in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Fisher College is a two-year college located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Harvard redirects here. ... Hebrew College is transdenominational school of Jewish studies, located in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, near Boston, Massachusetts. ... Hellenic College is a small Orthodox Christian liberal arts college in Brookline, Massachusetts, founded in 1966. ... Laboure College is a small Catholic non-residential college[1] located in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ... Lasell College is a private college in the Newton, Massachusetts village of Auburndale. ... Lesley University is a private university with campuses at Boston and Cambridge, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Massachusetts Bay Community College (more commonly Mass Bay Community College) is a two year institution in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... MassArt, August 2005 Massachusetts College of Art (also known as MassArt) is a publicly funded college of visual and applied art, founded in 1873. ... Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) is an accredited [2] private institution providing traditional and non-traditional programs of study focusing on vocational education of pharmacy and areas of the health sciences. ... “MIT” redirects here. ... Mount Ida College is a baccalaureate, four-year liberal arts college located in Newton, Massachusetts. ... Newbury College Newbury College moved to its current home on Monks Lane, Newbury, in 2002. ... The New England College of Optometry in Boston, Massachusetts, is the oldest college of optometry in the United States. ... The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) in Boston, Massachusetts is the oldest independent conservatory in the United States. ... The New England Institute of Art is a private, for-profit, higher education institute located in Brookline, Massachusetts that emphasizes career preparation for the creative job market. ... The New England School of Law (NESL) is located in Boston, Massachusetts in the theater district. ... “Neu” redirects here. ... The Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (abbreviated as Olin College) is a private undergraduate engineering college located in Needham, Massachusetts (near Boston), adjacent to the Babson College campus. ... Pine Manor College, or PMC, is a private, womens liberal arts college located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. ... Quincy College is a community college located in Quincy, Massachusetts, with a second campus located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. ... This article is about the college in Massachusetts. ... Roxbury Community College is a two-year community college in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts. ... St. ... The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (also known as the Museum School or SMFA) is an undergraduate and graduate college located in Boston, Massachusetts and is dedicated to the visual arts. ... Simmons College is a liberal arts womens college in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Suffolk University is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, situated on Beacon Hill. ... Tufts University is a private research university in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts, suburbs of Boston. ... University of Massachusetts Boston, or UMass Boston, is a university in Boston, Massachusetts in the northeastern United States. ... Urban College of Boston (UCB) is a two-year private college located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. ... For other uses, see Wellesley College (disambiguation). ... The Wentworth Institute of Technology is a nationally accredited institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Wheelock College is an institution of higher learning located in Boston, Massachusetts. ...

Historical figures and celebrities

• John Adams - 2nd President of the United States
• John Quincy Adams - 6th President of the United States
• Samuel Adams - brewer, patriot
• Aerosmith - rock band
• Boston (band) - rock band
• Ben Affleck - actor
• Louisa May Alcott - writer
• Eric Bogosian - actor
• Charles Bulfinch - architect
• Steven Carell - actor/comedian
• John Cena- professional wrestler
• Dane Cook - comedian
• John Singleton Copley - painter
• Matt Damon - actor
• Dispatch - rock band
• James Dole - founder of Dole Food Company
• Michael Dukakis - former Massachusetts Governor, Democratic candidate in the 1988 election
• Mary Dyer - religious martyr
• Ralph Waldo Emerson - transcendentalist
• Benjamin Franklin - statesman, scientist
• Buckminster Fuller - inventor
• Tom Glavine - MLB pitcher
• Peter Gammons - MLB writer
• John Hancock - statesman, 1st Governor of Massachusetts
• Matt Hasselbeck - NFL quarterback
• Nathaniel Hawthorne - writer
• Nichole Hiltz - actress, The Riches, Shallow Hal
• Oliver Wendell Holmes - writer
• Winslow Homer - painter
• Edward M. Kennedy - United States Senator
• John F. Kennedy - 35th President of the United States
• John F. Kerry - United States Senator, Democratic candidate in the 2004 election
• Amos Lawrence - philanthropist
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - poet
• Robert Lowell - poet
• Cotton Mather - preacher, writer
• Leonard Nimoy - actor
• Tip O'Neill - longest serving Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
• Theodore Parker - transcendentalist
• Pixies - rock band
• Sylvia Plath - writer
• Edgar Allan Poe - writer
• Paul Revere - revolutionary
• Louis Sullivan - architect
• Donna Summer - singer
• Henry David Thoreau - writer
• Uma Thurman - actress
• Barbara Walters - newscaster
• Mark Wahlberg - actor
• Donnie Wahlberg - actor
• Daniel Webster - statesman
• Samuel Wilson - Uncle Sam
• James McNeill Whistler - painter
• Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox player
• Conan O'Brien - comedian
• Howie Long - NFL Hall of Famer, Fox NFL sports commentator
• Rev. Dr. Soliny Védrine - founder of Haitian Ministries International

For other persons named John Adams, see John Adams (disambiguation). ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was a diplomat, politician, and the sixth President of the United States (March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829). ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Samuel Adams (disambiguation). ... This article is about the band Aerosmith. ... Boston is an American rock band that achieved its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s. ... Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American Golden Globe Award-nominated film actor, director, an Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-winning screenwriter. ... Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist. ... Eric Bogosian Eric Bogosian (born on April 24, 1953) is an American actor, playwright, monologist, and novelist. ... The Massachusetts State House, designed by Charles Bulfinch and completed in 1798. ... Steve Carell as Michael Scott on The Office Steven Carell (born August 16, 1963 in Acton, Massachusetts) is an American actor. ... John Felix Anthony Cena, Jr. ... Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and musician. ... Portrait of Copley by Gilbert Stuart. ... Matthew Paige Matt Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American screenwriter and actor. ... Dispatch was an American indie/roots folk band formed at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont. ... James Dole, founder of the Hawaiian pineapple industry, is immortalized as the Pineapple King. ... Michael Stanley Dukakis (born November 3, 1933) is an American Democratic politician, former Governor of Massachusetts, and the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The election was held on November 8, 1988. ... Mary Dyer is led to the gallows Mary Barrett Dyer (1611? - June 1, 1660) was an English Quaker who was hanged in Boston, Massachusetts for repeatedly defying a law banning Quakers from the colony. ... Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early nineteenth century. ... Benjamin Franklin (January 17 [O.S. January 6] 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the most well known Founding Fathers of the United States. ... Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983)[1] was an American visionary, designer, architect, poet, author, and inventor. ... Thomas Michael Glavine (born March 25, 1966 in Concord, Massachusetts) is an American left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves. ... Peter Gammons (born April 9, 1945)[1][2]is a sportswriter, media personality and a National Baseball Hall of Fame honoree. ... For other persons named John Hancock, see John Hancock (disambiguation). ... The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... Matthew Michael Hasselbeck (born September 25, 1975 in Norwood, Massachusetts) is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. ... Nichole Hiltz (b. ... The Riches (also spelt The Rı¢hes in promotional material) is an Emmy Award-nominated FX television series starring Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver. ... Shallow Hal is a 2001 romantic comedy film starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black and Jason Alexander. ... Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. ... Winslow Homer Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an North American landscape painter and printmaker, most famous for his marine subjects. ... Edward Kennedy Edward Moore Ted Kennedy, (born February 22, 1932, in Brookline, Massachusetts) is a Democratic U.S. senator from Massachusetts. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... John Kennedy and JFK redirect here. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, in his fourth term of office. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Presidential election results map. ... Merchant, born in Groton, Massachusetts, 22 April, 1786; died in Boston, Massachusetts, 31 December, 1852. ... Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet whose works include Paul Reveres Ride, A Psalm of Life, The Song of Hiawatha and Evangeline. He also wrote the first American translation of Dante Alighieris Divine Comedy and was one of the five members... Robert Lowell (March 1, 1917–September 12, 1977), born Robert Traill Spence Lowell, IV, was a highly regarded mid-twentieth-century American poet. ... This article is about the 17th century Puritan minister. ... Leonard Simon Nimoy (born March 26, 1931) is an American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. ... Thomas Phillip ONeill, Jr. ... The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer—or speaker—of the United States House of Representatives. ... Theodore Parker (August 24, 1810 - May 10, 1860) was a reforming American minister of the Unitarian church, and a Transcendentalist. ... The Pixies[1] are an American alternative rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1985. ... Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. ... Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, playwright, editor, literary critic, essayist and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. ... For the song by the Beastie Boys, see Paul Revere (song). ... Louis Henri Sullivan (September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924) was an American architect, called the father of modernism. ... Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines, on December 31, 1948) is a legendary American singer, songwriter, and artist, best known for a string of dance hits in the 1970s that earned her the title Queen of Disco and as one of the few disco-based artists to have longevity on... Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862; born David Henry Thoreau[1]) was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, and philosopher who is best known for Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance... Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. ... Barbara Jill Walters[1] (born September 25, 1929[2]) is an American journalist, writer and media personality who has been a regular fixture on morning television shows (Today and The View), an evening news magazine (20/20), and on The ABC Evening News as the first female evening news anchor. ... For the actor and television game show host, see Mark L. Walberg. ... Donald Edmond Wahlberg, Jr. ... Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852), was a leading American statesman during the nations antebellum era. ... Uncle Sam Wilson Samuel Wilson (Uncle Sam) (September 13, 1766 - July 31, 1854) was a meat-packer in Troy, New York. ... Self portrait (1872) James Abbott McNeill Whistler (July 11, 1834 – July 17, 1903) was an American-born, British-based painter and etcher. ... Theodore Samuel Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002), best known as Ted Williams, nicknamed The Kid, the Splendid Splinter, Teddy Ballgame and The Thumper, was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. ... Conan Christopher OBrien (born April 18, 1963)[1] is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer and television personality best known as host of NBCs late-night talk/variety show Late Night with Conan OBrien. ... Howard Michael Howie Long (born January 6, 1960 in Somerville, Massachusetts) is a former American football player who played as a defensive end, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000. ... Rev. ...

Transportation

See also: Boston transportation A Boston, Massachusetts above-ground Green Line subway train rumbles by, while a taxicab, a privately owned vehicle, and person walking demonstrate some of the other ways of getting around the city. ...

Highways

• Central Artery/Tunnel Project (Interstate 93 within Boston)
• Interstate 95: North to New Hampshire and Maine; south to Providence, Rhode Island and beyond. Largely concurrent with MA-128
• U.S. Route 1
• Interstate 93: North to New Hampshire; south to Canton
• US Route 3
• Massachusetts Route 2: Northwest and west
• The Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90): West to Framingham, Massachusetts and beyond
• Massachusetts Route 9: Western suburbs
• Massachusetts Route 24: South toward Newport, Rhode Island
• Massachusetts Route 3: Southeast through South Shore to Cape Cod
• Massachusetts Route 128 (I-95/I-93): Circumferential Highway (close to Boston)
• Interstate 495: Circumferential (farther from Boston)
  • Route 128 is sometimes regarded as the unofficial boundary of the Greater Boston region, especially to the north and south. When the name Greater Boston is used in a more inclusive sense, I-495 is sometimes regarded as the boundary.

For other projects of the same name, see Big Dig. ... The Central Artery, officially the John F. Fitzgerald Expressway, is a section of freeway in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, designated as Interstate 93, U.S. Highway 1 and Route 3. ... Interstate 95 is 92 miles in the state of Massachusetts. ... For other uses, see New Hampshire (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) None (English and French de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... Providence redirects here. ... A multiplex or concurrency on a road network occurs where a single physical road carries two or more different highway, motorway or other road numbers. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: U.S. Route 1 U.S. Route 1 (also called U.S. Highway 1, and abbreviated US 1) is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 93 Interstate 93 (abbreviated I-93) is an interstate highway in the New England section of the United States. ... For other uses, see New Hampshire (disambiguation). ... Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. ... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION POSTMILE QU-5 0. ... Massachusetts State Highway 2, always referred to simply as Route 2, is a major East-West state highway in Massachusetts. ... View of the Turnpike from an overpass by Boston University, facing east (towards central Boston). ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 90 Interstate 90 (abbreviated I-90) is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers). ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1650 Incorporated 1700 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Town  26. ... Massachusetts State Highway 9, always referred to simply as Route 9, is a major east-west state highway in Massachusetts. ... Massachusetts State Highway 24 (Route 24) is a freeway (though not up to Interstate Highway standards north of I-495) in Southeastern Massachusetts, linking Fall River with the Boston metropolitan area. ... Newport, Rhode Island Newport is a city in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Providence. ... Massachusetts Route 3 is a southward continuation of U.S. Highway 3, connecting Boston, Massachusetts with Cape Cod. ... The South Shore of Massachusetts is a geographic region stretching south and east from Boston along the shore of Massachusetts Bay toward Cape Cod. ... This article is about the area of Massachusetts known as Cape Cod. For other uses, see Cape Cod (disambiguation). ... Route 128 is a circumferential or ring highway in eastern Massachusetts with Boston at its center and surrounded by the concentric Interstate 495. ... For the American political term, see Inside the Beltway and Beltway bandits. ... Interstate 495 (abbreviated I-495) is the designation of an Interstate highway beltway in Massachusetts. ...

Bridges and tunnels

• Callahan Tunnel
• Sumner Tunnel
• Ted Williams Tunnel
• Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge
• Tobin Bridge

The Lieutenant William F. Callahan Tunnel carries traffic from Boston, Massachusettss North End to Logan International Airport and Route 1A in East Boston. ... An old shield for the Sumner Tunnel, with the Masspike hat. ... The Ted Williams Tunnel (planned as the Third Harbor Tunnel, the Sumner and Callahan Tunnels being the first two) is the tunnel connecting South Boston with Bostons Logan International Airport. ... The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that carries eight lanes of the Interstate 93 and U.S. Route 1 concurrency, plus a two lane access ramp, across the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Bostons North End and the Tobin Bridge The Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge, operated by the Massachusetts Port Authority, carries U.S. Highway 1 over the Mystic River in Massachusetts between Charlestown and Chelsea. ...

Airports

• Logan International Airport in Boston
• Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in Manchester, New Hampshire
• T. F. Green Airport in Providence, Rhode Island
• Hanscom Field in Bedford
• Norwood Memorial Airport
• Worcester Regional Airport

For the Logan airport in Billings, Montana, see Billings Logan International Airport. ... , For the airport in the United Kingdom, see Manchester Airport. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Hillsborough County Incorporated 1751 Government  - Mayor Frank Guinta (R) Area  - City  34. ... Runway layout at PVD T. F. Green Airport (IATA: PVD, ICAO: KPVD, FAA LID: PVD), also known as Theodore Francis Green State Airport, is a public airport located in Warwick, six miles (10 km) south of Providence, in Kent County, Rhode Island, USA. Dedicated in 1931, the airport was named... Providence redirects here. ... Hanscom Field (IATA: BED, ICAO: KBED, FAA LID: BED), also known by its full name Laurence G. Hanscom Field, is a public airport located in Bedford, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Norwood Memorial Airport is a small airport located right off Route 128 in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA. Norwood Airport is home to several small aircraft, the offices of prominent local businessmen (including Ted Robinson), and several repair shops. ... Worcester Regional Airport (ICAO:KORH; IATA:ORH) opened on October 3, 1927. ...

Rail transportation

The MBTA district, with Commuter Rail lines in purple

• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA, The T)
  • Red Line: Boston–Cambridge and Braintree
  • Orange Line: Boston (Jamaica Plain)–Malden
  • Green Line: Brookline and Newton–Cambridge
  • Blue Line: Boston–Revere
• MBTA Commuter Rail
  • Plymouth/Kingston Line and Middleborough/Lakeville Line serving Plymouth County
  • Attleboro/Stoughton Line serving northern Bristol County, connecting to Providence, Rhode Island
  • Franklin Line serving western Norfolk County
  • Framingham/Worcester Line serving southwestern Middlesex County, connecting to Worcester
  • Fitchburg Line serving northwestern Middlesex County, connecting to Fitchburg
  • Lowell Line serving northern Middlesex County
  • Haverhill/Reading Line and Newburyport/Rockport Line serving Essex County
• Amtrak

The first railway line in the United States was in Quincy. See Neponset River. Image File history File links Mbta_district. ... Image File history File links Mbta_district. ... The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts [2] formed in 1964 to finance and operate most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts area. ... Red Line train of #1 Red Line stock crossing the Charles River on the Longfellow Bridge, towards Boston View of Boston from the Red Line The Red Line is a rapid transit line operated by the MBTA running roughly north-south through Boston, Massachusetts into neighboring communities. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... Braintree is a town located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. ... Outbound Train at North Station The old Main Line Elevated and related lines The Orange Line is one of the four subway lines of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. ... Jamaica Plain, commonly known as JP, is a historic neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1640 Incorporated 1649 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Richard C. Howard Area  - City  5. ... Two trains at Park Street. ... Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk Settled 1638 Incorporated 1705 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Total 6. ... Nickname: Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1688 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor David B. Cohen (Dem) Area  - City  18. ... The Blue Line is one of the four subway lines of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. ... Location in Suffolk County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Suffolk County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1846 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Thomas G. Ambrosino Area  - City  10. ... The MBTA Commuter Rail is the regional rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. ... The Plymouth/Kingston Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running southeast from downtown Boston, Massachusetts through the towns of Quincy, Braintree, Weymouth, Abington, Whitman, Hanson, Halifax, Kingston, and Plymouth. ... The Middleborough/Lakeville Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running south from downtown Boston, Massachusetts through the towns of Quincy, Braintree, Randolph, Holbrook, Brockton, Bridgewater, Middleborough,, and Lakeville. ... The Attleboro/Stoughton Line is a line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system running southwest from Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The main line was originally built by the Boston and Providence Railroad, and now carries service during the week between Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, and weekend service to South Attleboro. ... Providence redirects here. ... The MBTA Commuter Rail or purple line as it is also know as, has many snaking tendrils. ... The Boston and Albany Railroad (AAR reporting mark BA) was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, later becoming part of the New York Central Railroad system. ... Nickname: The Heart of the Commonwealth, The City of Seven Hills Location in the state of Massachusetts Founded  -Incorporated 1673  {{{incorporated}}} County Worcester County Mayor Timothy P. Murray (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 99. ... The Fitchburg Railroad (AAR reporting mark FBRG) was a railroad across northern Massachusetts, USA, leading to and through the Hoosac Tunnel. ...   Settled: 1730 â€“ Incorporated: 1764 Zip Code(s): 01420 â€“ Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://www. ... The Lowell Line is a railroad line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running north from Boston to Lowell, Massachusetts. ... The Haverhill/Reading Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running north from downtown Boston, Massachusetts through the towns of Malden, Melrose, Wakefield, Reading, Wilmington, Andover, Lawrence, Bradford, and Haverhill. ... The Newburyport/Rockport Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running northeast from downtown Boston, Massachusetts through the towns of Chelsea, Lynn, Swampscott, Salem, Beverly, Hamilton, Ipswich, Rowley, Newburyport, Manchester, Gloucester, and Rockport. ... The high-speed Acela Express in West Windsor, New Jersey. ... The Neponset River is a river in eastern Massachusetts. ...

Ocean transportation

• Port of Boston (Massport)
• Cape Cod Canal

Long Wharf in waterfront downtown Boston was once the main commercial wharf of the port, but is now used by ferries and cruise boats. ... Massachusetts Port Authority, or Massport, is an independent agency of the state of Massachusetts. ... Cape Cod Canal The Cape Cod Canal is a man-made waterway traversing the narrow neck of land that anchors Cape Cod to mainland Massachusetts. ...

Geography

• Rivers
  • Charles River
  • Mystic River
  • Neponset River
  • Concord River
  • Merrimack River
• Hills
  • Great Blue Hill
  • Bellevue Hill

	v • d • e Commonwealth of Massachusetts Boston (capital)
Regions	The Berkshires | Blackstone Valley | Cape Ann | Cape Cod | Greater Boston | The Islands | Merrimack Valley | MetroWest | Montachusett-North County | North Shore | Pioneer Valley | Quabbin Valley | South Coast | South County | South Shore | Western Massachusetts For other uses, see River (disambiguation). ... The Charles River from the Boston side, facing Cambridge and the main campus of Harvard University. ... For other uses, see Mystic River (disambiguation) A quiet afternoon on the Mystic River, as seen from very close to Grandfathers House, Medford, Massachusetts Mystic River and environs The Mystic River is the name of a short river in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. ... The Neponset River is a river in eastern Massachusetts. ... For the river in Maine, see Concord River (Maine) The Concord River is a tributary of the Merrimack River in eastern Massachusetts in the United States, approximately 15 mi (24 km) long. ... Merrimack River watershed The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an earlier spelling that is sometimes still used) is a -long river in the Northeastern United States. ... Hills redirects here. ... Great Blue Hill is a hill of 635 feet (194 m) located within the Blue Hills Reservation in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, 10 miles southwest of Boston. ... Bellevue Hill is the highest natural point in the city of Boston and Suffolk County[1][2][3]. It rises to a height of 330 feet (101m) above sea level[4]. Located in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, the closest major intersection is that of Washington Street and West... Image File history File links Flag_of_Massachusetts. ... This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers, and should be edited to rectify this. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Boston redirects here. ... Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of first U.S. capital. ... This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ... Berkshire region of Massachusetts The Berkshires (pronounced as or ) is a region located in Western Massachusetts (with portions located in the adjacent states of Vermont, New York, and Connecticut). ... The Blackstone Valley or Blackstone River Valley is a region of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. ... Cape Ann, Massachusetts Landsat satellite photo of Cape Ann Cape Ann is a rocky peninsula located in northeastern Massachusetts on the Atlantic Ocean. ... This article is about the area of Massachusetts known as Cape Cod. For other uses, see Cape Cod (disambiguation). ... The Islands is a region of the U.S. state of Massachusetts commonly including Dukes County and Nantucket County. ... The Merrimack Valley is the region surrounding the Merrimack River in northeastern Massachusetts. ... This article is about a region in Massachusetts. ... The Montachusett Region (also known as North County) is a region comprising several towns in the north-central area of Massachusetts. ... The North Shore is a region north of Boston, consisting chiefly of urban suburban communities of Essex County along Massachusetts Bay. ... The Pioneer Valley and Connecticut River, looking southward toward the towns of Sunderland, Amherst and Whately. ... The Quabbin Valley is a region of Massachusetts. ... The South Coast of Massachusetts is the region of southeastern Massachusetts consisting of southern Bristol and Plymouth counties bordering Buzzards Bay, and includes the cities of Fall River and New Bedford and nearby towns. ... South County is a region comprising several towns in the south-central area of Massachusetts. ... The South Shore of Massachusetts is a geographic region stretching south and east from Boston along the shore of Massachusetts Bay toward Cape Cod. ... Western Massachusetts is a loosely defined geographical region of the state of Massachusetts which contains the Berkshires and the Pioneer Valley. ...
Counties	Barnstable | Berkshire | Bristol | Dukes | Essex | Franklin | Hampden | Hampshire | Middlesex | Nantucket | Norfolk | Plymouth | Suffolk | Worcester Massachusetts counties This is a list of Massachusetts counties, consisting of the 14 Massachusetts counties currently in existence. ... Barnstable County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Berkshire County is a county located in on the western edge of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Bristol County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Dukes County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ... Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of Massachusetts. ... Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Hampden County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ... Hampshire County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ... Middlesex County is a county located in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Nantucket County Settled 1641 Incorporated 1671 Government  - Type Open town meeting Area  - Town  105. ... Norfolk County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ... Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Suffolk County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ... Worcester County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
Cities (See Towns)	Agawam | Amesbury | Attleboro | Barnstable | Beverly | Boston | Brockton | Cambridge | Chelsea | Chicopee | Easthampton | Everett | Fall River | Fitchburg | Franklin | Gardner | Gloucester | Greenfield | Haverhill | Holyoke | Lawrence | Leominster | Lowell | Lynn | Malden | Marlborough | Medford | Melrose | Methuen | New Bedford | Newburyport | Newton | North Adams | Northampton | Peabody | Pittsfield | Quincy | Revere | Salem | Somerville | Southbridge | Springfield | Taunton | Waltham | Watertown | Westfield | West Springfield | Weymouth | Woburn | Worcester This is a complete list of cities in Massachusetts. ... The following is a list of towns in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Hampden Settled 1635 Incorporated 1855 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Richard A. Cohen (D) Area  - Total 24. ... The Town of Amesbury is a city[1] in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Location in Bristol County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Bristol County Settled 1634 Incorporated 1694 (town) Reincorporated 1914 (city) Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Kevin Dumas Area  - City  28. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Barnstable County Settled 1637 Incorporated 1638 Government  - Type Council-manager city  - Town    Manager John C. Klimm Area  - City  76. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Essex County Settled 1626 Incorporated 1626 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor William Scanlon, Jr. ... Boston redirects here. ... Nickname: Location in Plymouth County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Plymouth County Settled 1700 Incorporated 1821 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor James E. Harrington (D) Area  - City  21. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - Total 7. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Settled 1624 Incorporated 1739 Government  - Type Council-manager city  - City Manager Jay Ash Area  - City  2. ... Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Hampden County Settled 1640 Incorporated 1848 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Michael D. Bissonnette Area  - City  23. ...   The Town of Easthampton is a city[1] in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Nickname: Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1870 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor John F. Hanlon Area  - Total 3. ... Nickname: Motto: Well Try Location in Bristol County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Bristol Settled 1670 Incorporated 1803 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Edward M. Lambert, Jr. ...   Nickname: River City Settled: 1730 â€“ Incorporated: 1764 Zip Code(s): 01420 â€“ Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://www. ... The Town of Franklin is a city[1] in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Nickname: Location in Worcester County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Worcester County Settled 1764 Incorporated 1785 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Gerald St. ... This article is about Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; there are other places called Gloucester Location in Essex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Essex Settled 1623 Incorporated 1642 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor John Bell Area  - Total 41. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Franklin County Settled 1686 Incorporated 1775 Government  - Type Mayor-council city Area  - City  21. ... Location in Essex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Essex County Settled 1640 Incorporated 1641 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor James J. Fiorentini Area  - City  35. ... See Holyoke, Colorado for the city in Colorado. ...   Settled: 1655 â€“ Incorporated: 1847 Zip Code(s): 01840 â€“ Area Code(s): 351 / 978 Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Worcester County Settled 1653 Incorporated 1740 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Dean J. Mazzarella  - City Council Dennis A. Rosa John Dombrowski James Lanciani, Jr Virginia Tocci David E. Rowlands (Ward 1) Wayne A. Nickel (Ward 2) Claire M... Nickname: Motto: Art is the Handmaid of Human Good Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1653 Incorporated 1826 A city 1836 Government  - Type Manager-City council  - Mayor William F. Martin, Jr. ... Location in Essex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Essex Settled 1629 Incorporated 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Chip Clancy Area  - City  13. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1640 Incorporated 1649 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Richard C. Howard Area  - City  5. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1630 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Michael J. McGlynn Area  - City  8. ... Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area and Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Methuen is a city[1] in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Bristol County Settled 1640 Incorporated 1787 Government  - Type Mayor-council  - Mayor Scott W. Lang (Dem)  - City Council President/Ward 6: Leo R. Pimental. ... Newburyport is a small coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, 38 miles (61 km) northeast of Boston. ... Nickname: Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1688 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor David B. Cohen (Dem) Area  - City  18. ... North Adams is a city in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Nickname: Motto: caritas, educatio, justitia Location in Hampshire County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Hampshire Settled and Charter granted 1654 Incorporated as a city 1884 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Mary Clare Higgins Area  - City  35. ... Nickname: Location in Essex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Essex County Settled 1626 Incorporated 1868 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Michael J. Bonfanti Area  - City  16. ... Pittsfield redirects here. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk County Settled 1625 Incorporated 1792 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor William J. Phelan Area  - City  26. ... Location in Suffolk County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Suffolk County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1846 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Thomas G. Ambrosino Area  - City  10. ... Nickname: Location in Essex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Essex Settled 1626 Incorporated 1626 A City 1836 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Kimberley Driscoll Area  - Total 18. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1842 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone Area  - Total 4. ... The Town of Southbridge is a city[1] in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Nickname: Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Hampden Settled 1636 Incorporated 1852 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Charles Ryan (D) Area  - Total 33. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Bristol County Settled 1638 Incorporated 1639 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Charles Crowley Area  - City  48. ... One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... The Town of Watertown is a city[1] in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Nickname: Location in Hampden County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Hampden Settled 1660 Incorporated (town) May 19, 1669 Incorporated (city) November 2, 1920 Government  - Mayor Charlie Medeiros (Interim) Area  - City  47. ... The Town of West Springfield (familiarly known as West Side) is a city[1] in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk Settled 1630 Incorporated 1635 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Sue Kay (D) Area  - Total 21. ... Statue of Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) outside the library of his hometown, Woburn, Massachusetts. ... For other uses, see Worcester (disambiguation). ...
Topics	Culture | Geography | Government | History | Images | Towns | Villages This is the History of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a state in the United States. ... The following is a list of towns in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... This is a list of villages in Massachusetts, arranged alphabetically. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} About MAPC. Metropolitan Area Planning Council. Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
2. ^ Boston Region MPO (April 12, 2007). Journey to 2030: Transportation Plan of the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (PDF). Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
3. ^ U.S. Census Bureau - Components of New England City and Town Areas