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1 day ago · Massachusetts, constituent state of the United States of America. It was one of the original 13 states and is one of the 6 New England states, lying in the northeastern corner of the country.
3 days ago · Boston, city, capital of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, and seat of Suffolk county, in the northeastern United States. It lies on Massachusetts Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. The city proper has an unusually small area for a major city, and more than one-fourth of the total—including part of the Charles River, Boston Harbor ...
Massachusetts, officially Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State, northeastern U.S. Area: 10,554 sq mi (27,336 sq km). Population: (2020) 7,029,917; (2023 est.) 7,001,399. Capital: Boston. One of the New England states, Massachusetts lies on the Atlantic Ocean and is bordered by Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York.
3 days ago · Nantucket, island in the Atlantic Ocean, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S., across Nantucket Sound. It is separated from Martha’s Vineyard (15 miles [24 km] west) by the Muskeget Channel.
4 days ago · Cape Cod, hooked sandy peninsula of glacial origin encompassing most of Barnstable county, southeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It extends 65 miles (105 km) into the Atlantic Ocean, has a breadth of between 1 and 20 miles (1.6 and 32 km), and is bounded by Cape Cod Bay (north and west), Buzzards Bay.
4 days ago · Cambridge, city, Middlesex county, eastern Massachusetts, U.S., situated on the north bank of the Charles River, partly opposite Boston. Originally settled as New Towne in 1630 by the Massachusetts Bay Company, it was organized as a town in 1636 when it became the site of Harvard College (now an.
Much of the heritage of the United States is embodied in Massachusetts. The windswept seacoast of this small northeastern state may have been the first part of what is now the United States seen by Europeans. Some historians believe that Viking explorers landed on Cape Cod more than 1,000 years ago.
Sep 25, 2024 · Harvard University is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States (founded 1636) and one of the nation’s most prestigious. The main university campus lies along the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a few miles west of downtown Boston.
Sep 20, 2024 · Plymouth, town (township), Plymouth county, southeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It was the site of the first permanent settlement by Europeans in New England, Plymouth colony. Its seaside location and historical associations make Plymouth a popular summer resort.
Aug 31, 2024 · Martha’s Vineyard, island of glacial origin off the southeastern coast of Massachusetts, U.S., 4 miles (6 km) across Vineyard Sound from the mainland (Cape Cod). It accounts for most of the territory and population of Dukes county, Massachusetts.
