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Stephenie Shingler 's blog ::...HAVE DELIVERED BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA JR. IN AUGUST OF 1961 IN HONOLULU, WHEN OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON RECORDS SHOW HER 2680 MILES AWAY IN SEATTLE ATTENDING...







Stephenie Shingler 's blog ::...HAVE DELIVERED BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA JR. IN AUGUST OF 1961 IN HONOLULU, WHEN OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON RECORDS SHOW HER 2680 MILES AWAY IN SEATTLE ATTENDING...








Statehood:               Admitted               to               the               Union               February               6,               1788               as               the               Sixth               State,               and               bordered               by               Connecticut,               Rhode               Island,               Vermont,               New               York,               New               Hampshire,               and               the               Atlantic               Ocean,               the               Commonwealth               of               Massachusetts               is               the               most               heavily               populated               New               England               State.
               "Cradle               of               Liberty":
               Known               as               the               "Cradle               of               Liberty,"               and               significant               throughout               the               history               of               the               United               States,               many               Massachusetts               towns               founded               in               the               1620s               and               1630s               by               Colonists               from               England,               including               Plymouth,               the               second               permanent               British               settlement               in               North               America,               were               extremely               involved               in               events               leading               up               to               the               Revolutionary               War,               many               abolitionist               activities               before               the               Civil               War,               and               temperance               movements               against               alcoholic               beverages.
               Political               Leaders:
               Massachusetts               has               produced               several               National               Leaders,               including               Presidents,               from               the               Kennedy               and               Adams               families.
               Name:
               Massachusetts               has               the               Native               American               Indian               names               "massachusett,"               "massachueseuck,"               and               Maswetset,"               interpreted               to               mean               "by               the               blue               hills,"               "near               the               great               hill,"               and               "at               the               little               big               hill,"               referring               to               Great               Blue               Hill,               near               Milton               and               Canton               southwest               of               Boston,               the               highest               point               in               Norfolk               County,               and               to               the               hill               shaped               like               an               arrowhead               in               Quincy.
               Native               Americans:
               Native               American               Indian               tribes               that               resided               in               Massachusetts               included               the               Mohegan,               the               Mohican,               the               Massachusett,               the               Narraganset,               the               Niantic,               the               Nauset,               the               Chickataubut,               the               Wampatuck,               the               Nanepaskemet,               the               Wonohaquaham,               the               Montowampute,               the               Cato,               the               Manatahqua,               the               Nahaton,               the               Cutshhamakin,               the               Iyanough,               the               Wiananno,               the               Hyannis,               the               Monomoy,               the               Nipmuc,               the               Acoomemeck,               the               Coweset,               the               Hassanamesco,               the               Magunkaquog,               the               Manchaug,               the               Menemesseg,               the               Metewemesick,               the               Missoghannog,               the               Nashobah,               the               Muskataquid,               the               Okamakammesset,               the               Pakachoog,               the               Quabaug,               the               Quadick,               the               Quantisset,               the               Segunesit,               the               Tatumasket,               the               Wacuntug,               the               Wenimesset,               the               Pennacook,               the               Agawam,               the               Mayawaug,               the               Nameroke,               the               Nonotuck,               the               Scitico,               the               Squawkeag,               the               Annawon,               the               Weetamoe,               the               Caunbatant,               the               Tyaska,               the               Nahtooksaet,               the               Assameekg,               the               Assawampset,               the               Coaxet,               the               Cohannett,               the               Cowsumpsit,               the               Mattakeset,               the               Munponset,               the               Namasket,               the               Nasnocomacack,               the               Nukkehkummeess,               the               Pachade,               the               Patuxet,               the               Pocasset,               the               Quittub,               the               Saltwate               Pond,               the               Chaubaqueduck,               the               Gay               Head,               the               Nashamoiess,               the               Nunnepoag,               the               Nashanekammuck,               the               Ohkankemme,               the               Sanchecantacket,               the               Seconchqut,               the               Miacomit,               the               Podpis,               the               Quays,               the               Tetaukimmo,               the               Toikiming,               the               Wabaquaset,               the               Wacuntug,               the               Washacum,               the               Pocumtook,               the               Segreganset,               the               Sokoki,               the               St,               Francois,               the               Abenaki,               the               Moliseet,               the               Norwattuck,               the               Pachasock,               the               Woronoco,               the               Assonet,               the               Herring               Pond,               the               Mishawum,               the               Nahapassumkeck,               the               Nonantum,               the               Sakonnet,               the               Pokanoket,               the               Shawomet,               the               Pakachoag,               the               Mohaw,               the               Tunxis,               the               Pocomtuc,               and               the               Wampanoag,
               Mayflower:
               Various               tribes               of               Native               American               Indians               were               the               original               occupants               of               the               territory               that               became               the               Commonwealth               of               Massachusetts               and               were               greeted               on               November               11,               1620               in               the               Cape               Cod               area               by               the               surviving               passengers               on               the               Mayflower               that               brought               the               Pilgrims               to               the               New               World.
               The               Mayflower               Compact,               written               after               the               Mayflower               arrived,               was               the               first               document               governing               how               the               Plymouth               Colony               would               be               ruled.
               The               Pilgrims,               a               group               of               religious               Separatists,               first               landed               at               Provincetown               on               Cape               Cod               on               November               11,               1620,               and               later,               along               with               assistance               from               the               Patuxet               Indian               Squanto,               signed               a               treaty               with               Chief               Massasoit               of               the               Wampanoag               Confederacy               that               allowed               successful               settling               of               the               area               the               Massachusetts               Bay               Colony               would               later               annex               in               1691,               leaving               behind               the               American               tradition               known               as               Thanksgiving.
               Dropping               anchor               on               December               17,               1620               at               Plymouth               Harbor,               and               after               rejecting               Clarke's               Island,               and               the               mouth               of               the               Jones               River               as               potential               settlement               sites,               the               Pilgrims               chose               the               abandoned               Patuxet               because               of               its               defensive               position               centered               on               Cole's               Hill               and               Fort               Hill,               and               the               cleared               land               found               there               making               agricultural               farming               easier.
               It               is               generally               accepted               that               Plymouth               Rock               was               the               original               landing               point               of               the               Pilgrims               in               the               New               World,               and               that               on               March               16,               1621               the               Pilgrims               first               formal               contact               with               the               Native               American               Indians               occurred.
               On               April               5,               1621,               after               four               months               in               Plymouth               Harbor,               the               Mayflower               returned               to               England               leaving               behind               about               half               of               the               Pilgrims               who               made               the               journey               to               the               New               World,               the               rest               had               died,               mostly               from               scurvy,               lack               of               shelter,               and               onboard               ship               conditions,               and               according               to               William               Bradford,               the               Plymouth               Governor,               within               two               or               three               months               of               arrival,               however,               only               three               men               and               a               newborn               baby               died               on               the               ship               itself               including               Captain               Christopher               Jones.
               It               is               speculated               the               Mayflower               was               dismantled               for               scrap               lumber               in               Rotherhithe,               London.
               History:
               Ratified               in               1790               the               Massachusetts               Constitution               declared               universal               rights               and               abolished               slavery               in               the               State.
               Due               to               the               Missouri               Compromise               Maine               separated               from               Massachusetts               and               became               a               State               on               March               15,               1820,               and               New               England               became               a               National               leader               during               the               Industrial               Revolution.
               The               Massachusetts               system               of               public               schools               became               the               United               States               model               under               Horace               Mann,               and               Alexander               Graham               Bell               invented               the               telephone               in               Boston               in               1876.
               Major               industries               that               have               been               found               in               Massachusetts               include               agriculture,               fishing,               Trades,               manufacturing,               textiles,               education,               high               technology,               financial               services,               insurance,               health               care,               steam               engines,               shoes,               furniture,               and               more.
               Adams               National               Historic               Park:
               Found               in               Quincy               with               eleven               historic               buildings               detailing               five               generations               of               the               Adams               Family,               including               two               United               States               Presidents               and               three               United               States               Ministers               that               have               come               from               it,               the               John               Adams               Birthplace,               the               John               Quincy               Adams               Birthplace,               the               Stone               Library,               the               United               First               Parish               Church,               the               Adams               Family               Crypt,               and               the               house               the               clan               resided               in.
               Boston               National               Historic               Park:
               The               Boston               National               Historic               Park               contains               eight               historic               sites               including               the               Freedom               Trail,               Bunker               Hill,               the               Old               North               Church,               Dorchester               Heights,               Faneuil               Hall,               the               Old               State               House,               the               Charlestown               Navy               Yard,               the               Old               South               Meeting               House,               and               the               Paul               Revere               House.
               Lowell               National               Historic               Park:
               Commemorating               the               American               Industrial               Revolution               the               Lowell               National               Historic               Park               consists               of               the               Boott               Cotton               Mills               Museum,               famous               boardinghouses,               the               Suffolk               Mill               Turbine               Exhibit,               and               five               miles               of               canals.
               Minute               Man               National               Historical               Park:
               Including               the               North               Bridge,               the               Minute               Man               Statue,               Colonial               houses,               Battle               Road,               the               Wayside               Home,               and               the               "Shot               Heard               Around               The               World"               that               still               rings               signaling               the               April               19,               1775               beginning               of               the               American               Revolutionary               War,               the               Minute               Man               National               Historical               Park               is               found               between               Lexington               and               Concord.
               New               Bedford               Whaling               National               Park:
               The               one-time               world's               most               preeminent               whaling               port               contains               the               New               Bedford               Whaling               Museum,               the               Seamen's               Bethel,               the               US               Customs               House,               the               Rotch-Jones-Duff               House               and               Garden               Museum,               the               Ernestina               Schooner,               and               the               Park's               movie               "The               City               That               Lit               The               World".
               Boston               African-American               National               Historic               Site:
               Located               in               Beacon               Hill               the               Boston               African-American               National               Historic               Site               contains               fifteen               pre-Civil               War               structures               of               the               19th               Century               African-American               Boston               community,               and               the               African               Meeting               House,               the               oldest               African-American               church               in               the               Country.
               Frederick               Law               Olmsted               National               Historic               Site:
               With               a               variety               of               his               famous               landscapes,               the               Olmsted               House,               the               Olmsted               Archives,               walking               tours               of               the               Back               Bay               Fens,               Jamaica               Pond,               the               Arnold               Arboretum,               Riverway,               and               the               "Emerald               Necklace"               park               system,               the               Frederick               Law               Olmsted               National               Historic               Site               can               be               found               in               Brookline.
               John               F.

Kennedy               National               Historic               Site:
               Located               in               Berkline               the               John               F.

Kennedy               National               Historic               Site               contains               his               1917               birthplace               and               boyhood               home,               as               well               as               the               first               home               of               his               parents               Joseph               P.

and               Rose               Fitzgerald               Kennedy.
               Longfellow               National               Historic               Site:
               Found               in               Cambridge               the               Longfellow               National               Historic               Site               includes               his               1837               to               1882               residence               and               the               headquarters               where               George               Washington               planned               the               Siege               of               Boston.
               Salem               Maritime               National               Historic               Site:
               The               first               National               Park               System               Historic               Site               created               includes               wharves               from               the               18th               and               19th               Centuries,               the               Customs               House,               the               West               India               Goods               Store,               the               Narbonne-Hale               House,               and               the               18th               Century               E.H.

Derby               House.
               Saugus               Iron               Works               National               Historic               Site:
               The               Saugus               Iron               Works               National               Historic               Site               contains               a               reconstructed               blast               furnace,               a               rolling               and               slitting               mill,               a               forge,               and               a               17th               Century               house.
               Springfield               Armory               National               Historic               Site:
               The               Springfield               Armory               National               Historic               Site               houses               one               of               the               most               extensive               collections               of               firearms               in               the               world.
               Blackstone               River               Valley               National               Heritage               Corridor:
               The               Blackstone               River               Valley               National               Heritage               Corridor               contains               thousands               of               the               natural               and               historic               treasures               found               in               the               States               of               Massachusetts               and               Rhode               Island.
               Boston               Harbor               Islands               National               Recreation               Area:
               Possessing               the               only               drumkin               field               intersecting               a               coast               of               the               United               States,               the               Boston               Harbor               Islands               National               Recreation               Area               includes               islands               full               of               semi-wilderness               locations,               the               famous               George's               Island,               and               Fort               Warren,               an               historic               Civil               War               site.
               Essex               National               Heritage               Area:
               Stretching               more               than               five               hundred               miles               from               eastern               Massachusetts               to               New               Hampshire,               and               containing               hundreds               of               historical               sites               from               the               Atlantic               Ocean               to               the               Merrimac               River,               the               Essex               National               Heritage               Area               includes               wooden               boat-building               shops,               early               industrial               mill               complexes,               art               and               cultural               museums,               historic               seaports,               antique               farms,               and               significant               wildlife               refuges.
               Appalachian               National               Scenic               Trail:
               A               portion               of               the               more               than               2100-mile               long               Appalachian               National               Scenic               Trail               that               runs               from               Springer               Mountain               Georgia,               through               fourteen               States,               six               National               Parks,               eight               National               Forests,               and               sixty               State               Parks               and               Forests,               to               Mount               Katahdin               Maine,               can               be               found               in               Massachusetts.
               Cape               Cod               National               Seashore:
               The               Cape               Cod               National               Seashore,               from               Provincetown               to               Chatham,               is               full               of               sand               dunes,               beaches,               lighthouses,               freshwater               ponds,               lifesaving               stations,               Cape               Cod               houses,               and               the               Marconi               Wireless               Station               Site.
               State               Parks:
               Massachusetts               contains               about               143               State               Parks               including               the               Alewife               Brook               Reservation               at               the               end               of               the               Arlington               Minuteman               Bikeway,               the               Bash               Bish               Falls               State               Park               in               Mount               Washington               containing               Massachusetts               highest               single-drop               waterfall,               the               Belle               Isle               Marsh               Reservation               that               preserves               the               last               salt               marsh               in               Boston,               the               Blackstone               River               and               Canal               Heritage               State               Park               where               the               Industrial               Revolution               was               born               in               America,               the               Blue               Hills               Reservation,               the               largest               conservation               land               in               a               major               metropolitan               area,               and               the               place               Massachusetts               was               named               for,               the               Boston               Harbor               Islands               National               Recreation               Area               with               the               Boston               Lighthouse,               Fort               Warren,               Georges               Island,               and               Spectacle               Island,               the               Callahan               State               Park,               a               popular               dog               park,               the               Charles               River               Reservation,               Dam,               Basin,               Esplanade,               and               John               F.

Kennedy               Memorial               Park,               the               Connecticut               River               Greenway               State               Park               in               the               Pioneer               Valley,               the               Demarest               Lloyd               State               Park               and               beach               on               Buzzards               Bay,               the               Elm               Bank               Horticultural               Center               in               Wellesley               containing               the               Display               Gardens               and               Tree               Nurseries,               the               New               England               Trial               Garden,               the               Italianate               Garden,               and               the               Weezie's               Garden               For               Children,               the               Fall               River               Heritage               State               Park,               located               next               to               the               World               War               Two               USS               Massachusetts               Battleship,               Battleship               Cove,               and               many               popular               festivals               including               Fall               River               Celebrates               America,               the               Holyoke               Heritage               State               Park               containing               the               Volleyball               Hall               of               Fame,               the               Mount               Everett               State               Reservation               with               scenic               views               of               Massachusetts,               Connecticut,               and               New               York,               the               Mount               Greylock               State               Park               with               the               highest               elevation               point               in               Massachusetts,               the               Mount               Tom               State               Reservation               with               Raptor               migration               observations,               the               Natural               Bridge               State               Park               in               North               Adams               possessing               the               only               natural               white               marble               bridge               in               the               Country,               the               Pilgrim               Memorial               State               Park               and               National               Monument               to               the               Forefathers,               the               Quincy               Quarries               Reservation               and               site               of               the               first               railroad               in               the               United               States,               the               Revere               Beach               State               Park,               known               as               the               Coney               Island               of               New               England,               the               Salisbury               Beach               State               Reservation               and               home               of               many               harbor               seals,               the               Scusset               Beach               State               Recreation               Area               on               the               Cap               Code               Canal's               northern               side,               the               South               Cape               Beach               State               Park               and               Waquoit               Bay               National               Estuarine               Research               Reserve               in               Mashpee,               the               Mount               Wachusett               State               Park               and               Ski               Resort               in               Princeton,               the               Walton               Park               State               Park               and               famous               kettle               hole,               the               Wampatuck               State               Park               in               Hingham               on               the               former               Hingham               Naval               Ammunition               Depot               Annex,               and               many               more.
               State               Forests:
               Massachusetts               contains               more               than               three               million               acres               of               wildlife,               watershed,               and               State               Forests               including               the               Beartown               State               Forest               in               Monterey               with               seven               and               a               half               miles               of               the               Appalachian               National               Scenic               Trail               running               through               it,               the               Brimfield               State               Forest               and               Dean               Pond               Recreation               Area,               the               Catamount               State               Forest               in               Colrain               where               the               Park's               1812               schoolhouse               was               the               first               to               fly               the               United               States               flag,               the               Douglas               State               Forest               on               the               Massachusetts,               Connecticut,               and               Rhode               Island               State               Line,               the               Erving               State               Forest               in               Warwick               with               the               Metacomet-Monadnock               Trail,               the               F.

Gilbert               Hills               State               Forest               in               Foxborough               with               unique               native               Algonquin               Indian               stone               structures,               the               Freetown-Fall               River               State               Forest               with               the               famous               granite               rock               outcropping               of               an               Indian               face               and               a               Wampanoag               reservation,               the               Granville               State               Forest               in               the               southern               Berkshires               along               the               Massachusetts               and               Connecticut               border,               the               Kenneth               Dubuque               Memorial               State               Forest               in               Monroe,               in               the               northern               Berkshires,               the               Leominster               State               Forest               with               land               parcels               given               to               the               families               of               soldiers               killed               in               the               1754               to               1763               French               and               Indian               Wars,               the               Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro               State               Forest,               a               popular               bird               watching               sanctuary,               the               Monroe               State               Forest               with               deep               valleys,               steep               mountains,               and               scenic               views               of               the               popular               Green               Mountains               of               Vermont,               the               Mohawk               Trail               State               Forest               in               Charlemont,               well               known               for               its               trees,               many               as               much               as               five               hundred               years               old,               the               Manuel               F.

Correllus               State               Forest               on               Martha's               Vineyard,               the               Mount               Grace               State               Forest               in               Warwick               on               the               third               highest               elevation               point               in               the               State,               the               Mount               Washington               State               Forest               in               the               Taconic               Mountains,               featuring               the               Bash               Bish               Falls               State               Park,               the               Myles               Standish               State               Forest               in               Plymouth               with               the               Massasoit               National               Widlife               Refuge               and               endangered               Plymouth               Red-Bellied               Turtles,               the               Otter               River               State               Forest               in               Baldwinsville               with               yurt               camping               availabilities,               the               Sandisfield               State               Forest,               a               popular               day-use               forest,               the               Savory               Mountain               State               Forest,               a               remote               area               in               the               Hoosac               Mountains,               the               Shawme-Crowell               State               Forest               in               Barnstable               County               with               the               Scusset               Beach               State               Reservation               on               Cape               Cod               Bay,               the               South               River               State               Forest               in               Conway               with               the               Mohican-Mohawk               Trail,               the               Spencer               State               Forest               with               the               Elias               Howe               Estate,               the               inventor               of               the               sewing               machine,               and               the               Midstate               Trail,               the               Tolland               State               Forest               and               Reservoir               in               Otis               in               the               southern               Berkshires,               the               Wendell               State               Forest               on               the               Quabbin               Reservoir               along               the               Metacomet-Monadnock               Trail,               the               Willard               Branch               State               Forest               in               Ashley               with               tumbling               brooks               at               the               Pearl               Hill               State               Park,               and               more.
               Lakes               and               Ponds:
               The               list               of               lakes               and               ponds               found               in               the               State               of               Massachusetts               includes               Lake               Ashmere               near               Pittsfield,               Lake               Attitash,               and               Indian               Head               Park               Beach,               in               Merrimac,               Lake               Boon               with               four               basins               in               Stowe               and               Hudson,               Brooks               Pond               that               forms               the               headwaters               of               the               Five               Mile               River               near               North               Brookfield,               Lake               Lashaway,               near               East               Brookfield,               that               is               brown               in               color               and               warm               in               the               summertime,               Lake               Buel,               in               Great               Barrington,               with               more               than               one               hundred               Summer               homes,               Lake               Chaubunagungamaug,               in               Webster,               with               a               Native               American               Indian               name               meaning               "fishing               place               at               the               boundaries,"               Lake               Cochichewick               in               North               Andover,               Lake               Cochituate,               in               Natick,               on               the               peninsula               that               houses               the               United               States               Army               Soldier               System               Center,               Pegan               Cove               Park,               and               the               Cochituate               State               Park,               Follins               Pond,               a               brackish               lake               on               Cape               Cod,               Great               Herring               Pond               in               Plymouth,               Haughton's               Pond,               in               Milton,               a               spring-fed,               glacially-formed               kettle               hole,               Mashpee               Pond               and               Wakely               Pond,               adjoining               bodies               of               water               in               Sandwich,               Cape               Cod's               largest               fresh               water               pond               when               combined               together,               Lake               Massapoag,               in               Sharon,               the               home               of               a               major               19th               Century               ice               company               and               a               minor               Summer               resort               area,               Lake               Onota,               in               Pittsfield,               with               large               20th               Century-built               mansions,               Pranker's               Pond               in               Saugus,               Lake               Quannapowitt,               in               Wakefield,               the               site               of               many               5K               to               Ultra               Marathon               races,               Lake               Quinsigamond,               in               Worcester,               with               eight               privately               owned               islands,               Lake               Rico,               in               the               Massasoit               State               Park               at               Taunton,               containing               many               coves,               islands,               and               forests,               Lake               Sabbatia,               in               the               Taunton               Area               of               Critical               Environmental               Concern               known               as               the               Canoe               River               Aquifer,               Sargent's               Pond,               in               Brookline,               on               the               National               Register               of               Historic               Places,               Tuxbury               Pond               at               Amesbury               on               the               Massachusetts               and               New               Hampshire               State               Line,               a               large               Summer               Camp               resort,               Watson               Pond,               in               Taunton,               popular               for               ice               fishing,               Winnecunnet               Pond,               in               Norton,               that               has               a               famous,               and               serious,               weed               problem,               North               and               South               Watuppa               Ponds,               in               Fall               River               and               Westport,               connected               by               a               narrow               channel               they               are               the               second               and               third               largest               naturally-occurring               bodies               of               water               in               the               State,               Wenham               Lake,               in               Beverly,               a               Colonial               Period               important               alewife               fishing               location,               Lake               Wyola               and               dam,               in               Shutesbury,               that               has               supported               several               mills               from               the               1880s               on,               Lewis               Lake               in               Winthrop,               and               the               Quabbin               Reservoir,               the               largest               lake               in               Massachusetts,               that               supports               Boston               and               forty               other               communities.
               Rivers:
               All               the               rivers               in               the               State               of               Massachusetts               flow               into               the               Atlantic               Ocean               including               the               Cole               River,               the               Runnins               River,               the               Palmer               River,               the               Kickamuit               River,               the               Blackstone               River,               the               Abbott               River,               the               Chockalog               River,               the               Peters               River,               the               Quinsigamond               River,               the               West               River,               the               Ten               Mile               River,               the               Bungay               River,               the               Wilde               River,               the               Sevenmile               River,               the               French               River,               the               Quinebaug               River,               the               Connecticut               River,               the               Quaboag               River,               the               East               Brookfield               River,               the               Five               Mile               River,               the               Cranberry               River,               the               Swift               River,               the               Ware               River,               the               Burnshirt               River,               the               Prince               River,               the               Deerfield               River,               the               Bear               River,               the               Chickley               River,               the               Cold               River,               the               Green               River,               the               North               River,               the               South               River,               the               Fall               River,               the               Farmington               River,               the               Hubbard               River,               the               Manhan               River,               the               Tully               River,               the               Sawmill               River,               the               Scantic               River,               the               Westfield               River,               the               Housatonic               River,               the               Blackberry               River,               the               Whiting               River,               the               Mad               River,               the               Kankapot               River,               the               Umpachene               River,               the               Williams               River,               the               Ipswich               River,               the               Skug               River,               the               Miles               River,               the               Essex               River,               the               Hoosic               River,               the               Wymouth               Back               River,               the               Green               Harbor               River,               the               Duck               Hill               River,               the               Great               Wood               Island               River,               the               Bluefish               River,               the               Jones               River,               the               Little               Wood               Island               River,               the               Mitchell               River,               the               Oyster               Pond               River,               the               Red               River,               the               Swan               Pond               River,               the               Bass               River,               the               Centerville               River,               the               Bumps               River,               the               Seapit               River,               the               Marstons               Mill               River,               the               Tiasquam               River,               the               Wild               Harbor               River,               the               Pocasset               River,               the               Wareham               River,               the               Agawam               River,               the               Broadmarsh               River,               the               Crooked               River,               the               Wankinco               River,               the               Sippican               River,               the               Weweantic               River,               the               Naskatucket               River,               the               Mattapoisett               River,               the               Acushnet               River,               the               Keene               River,               the               Paskamanset               River,               the               Westport               River,               the               Shingle               Island               River,               the               Capicut               River,               the               Taunton               River,               the               Assonet               River,               the               Cedar               Swamp               River,               the               Canoe               River,               the               Forge               River,               the               Matfield               River,               the               Cotley               River,               the               Salisbury               Plain               River,               the               Satucket               River,               the               Shumatuscacant               River,               the               Wading               River,               the               Rumford               River,               the               Town               River,               the               Hockomock               River,               the               Winnetuxet               River,               the               Lees               River,               the               Snake               River,               the               Quequechan               River,               the               Three               Mile               River,               the               Segreganset               River,               the               Nissitissit               River,               the               Whitman               River,               the               Stillwater               River,               the               Quinapoxet               River,               the               Still               River,               the               Squannacook               River,               the               Powwow               River,               the               Shawsheen               River,               the               Parker               River,               the               Rowley               River,               the               Roger               Island               River,               the               Egypt               River,               the               Eagle               Hill               River,               the               Blackwater               River,               the               Little               River,               the               Merrimack               River,               the               Artichoke               River,               the               Cochichewick               River,               the               Concord               River,               the               Sudbury               River,               the               Assobet               River,               the               Indian               River,               the               East               Meadow               River,               and               the               Nashua               River.
               Bays:
               Massachusetts               contains               several               bays               including               Assonet               Bay               in               Freetown,               Buzzards               Bay,               a               popular               boating,               fishing,               and               tourism               place               surrounded               by               Cape               Cod,               the               Elizabeth               Islands,               and               Rhode               Island               Sound,               Cape               Cod               Bay               in               the               southernmost               part               of               the               Gulf               of               Maine,               and               along               with               Buzzards               Bay,               Massachusetts               Bay,               and               Narragansett               Bay               give               the               State               its               "Bay               State"               name,               Dorchester               Bay,               the               smallest               of               the               three               Boston               Harbor               bays,               and               the               home               of               Thompson               Island,               with               the               John               F.

Kennedy               Library               and               Museum               on               the               Columbia               Point               peninsula's               western               shore,               Duxbury               Bay               that               provided               its               name               to               the               United               States               Navy               Seaplane               Tender               USS               Duxbury               Bay,               Massachusetts               Bay               that               extends               65               miles               into               the               Atlantic               Ocean,               is               enclosed               by               Cape               Ann               and               Cape               Cod,               includes               the               Boston               Harbor,               and               the               Outer               Boston               Harbor,               and               is               part               of               the               Gulf               of               Maine,               the               Narragansett               Bay               on               the               Rhode               Island               Sound's               northern               side,               that               forms               the               largest               New               England               estuary,               creates               a               small               archipelago,               and               contains               more               than               thirty               islands,               Plymouth               Bay               on               Cape               Cod's               western               shore               with               historical               significance               because               of               the               1620               Pilgrims               Mayflower               landing               at               Plymouth               Rock,               Popponessett               Bay               on               Cape               Cod's               southern               shore               in               Mashpee               and               Barnstable,               Quincy               Bay,               the               largest               Boston               Harbor               bay,               containing               Hangman               Island,               Moon               Island,               and               Long               Island,               and               Waquoit               Bay,               a               small               Cape               Cod               landlocked               bay               connected               to               Nantucket               Sound.
               Sounds:
               The               State               of               Massachusetts               contains               Vineyard               Sound               separating               Cape               Cod               and               the               Elizabeth               Islands               from               Martha's               Vineyard,               a               very               popular               tourist               location,               Nantucket               Sound,               a               triangularly-shaped               offshore               Atlantic               Ocean               area               containing               many               protected               species               of               fish,               enclosed               by               Nantucket,               Cape               Cod,               Martha's               Vineyard,               and               Vineyard               Sound,               Broad               Sound               in               the               Gulf               of               Maine,               Rhode               Island               Sound,               and               Salem               Sound,               with               a               heavily               populated               shoreline,               and               several               beaches               and               parks,               that               offers               camping               on               Winter               Island.
               Beaches:
               All               the               beaches               in               Massachusetts               are               found               in               Cape               Cod,               and               the               islands               area,               of               the               eastern               part               of               the               State               along               1519               miles               of               coastline               in               Barnstable,               Wintrop,               Winchester,               Beverly,               Boston,               Waterport,               Wellfleet,               Bourne,               Braintree,               Truro,               Taunton,               Brewster,               Carver,               Swampscott,               Scituate,               Chatham,               Chilmark,               Saugus,               Sandwich,               Cohasset,               Concord,               Sailbury,               Rockport,               Danvers,               Dartmouth,               Revere,               Quincy,               Dennis,               Duxbury,               Provincetown,               Plymouth,               Eastham,               Edgartown,               Orleans,               North               Andover,               Essex,               Fairhaven,               Natick,               Nantucket,               Falmouth,               Freetown,               Nahant,               Milton,               Gloucester,               Hull,               Mashpee,               Ipswich,               Lynn,               and               Manchester-by-the-Sea.
               Islands:
               From               barren               and               completely               submerged               in               the               Massachusetts               Bay,               to               large               and               famous               like               Nantucket               and               Martha's               Vineyard,               some               islands               of               the               State               originally               existed               as               western               Worcester               County               and               eastern               Hampshire               County               hills,               until               the               Swift               River               was               dammed,               and               the               Quabbin               Reservoir               was               built               to               support               the               Boston               water               needs.
               Many               Massachusetts               islands               can               be               found               in               the               Boston               Harbor               Islands               National               Recreation               Area,               the               Connecticut               River,               and               scattered               around               the               State               in               man-made               ponds,               lakes,               and               wetlands.
               Most               Massachusetts               islands               are               uninhabited               and               Apple               Island               and               Govenors               Island               lay               underneath               the               Logan               International               Airport's               runways.
               Including               Amrita               Island               in               Bourne,               Bartletts               Island               in               Marshfield,               the               approximately               thirty-six               Boston               Harbor               National               Recreation               Area               islands,               Childrens               Island               in               Salem,               Chappaquiddick               Island               in               Edgartown,               Choate               Island               in               Essex,               Clarke's               Island               in               Plymouth               Bay,               Cobble               Island               in               Webster,               Conspiracy               Island               in               Berkley,               Cuttyhunk               Island,               the               outermost               of               the               Elizabeth               Islands,               and               the               site               of               the               first               English               settlement               in               New               England,               Penihese               Island               in               Gosnell,               Veckatimest               Island               in               Woods               Hole,               Nashawena               Island,               Pasque               Island,               and               Weepecket               Island               in               Dukes               County,               Hales               Island               in               Havehill,               Long               Island               and               Spinnaker               Island               in               Boston               Harbor,               Martha's               Vineyard,               Nantucket               Island,               Naushon               Island,               and               Onset               Island               in               the               Cape               Cod               area,               Tuckernuck               Island               in               Nantucket,               Plum               Island               north               of               Cape               Ann,               Popponesset               Island               in               Mashpee,               Tinker               Island               in               Marblehead,               Washburn               Island               in               East               Falmouth,               Winter               Island               near               Salem               Sound,               and               Wickets               Island               In               Wareham,               some               of               the               State's               islands               are               at               least               partially               inhabited.
               Mountains:
               Massachusetts               contains               four               distinct               mountain               ranges               known               as               the               Metacomet               Ridge               and               Taconic               Mountain               Range               of               the               Appalachians,               the               Berkshire               Mountain               Range               in               the               western               part               of               the               State,               an               extremely               popular               tourist               area               offering               several               State               Parks,               Kent               Falls,               large               wildernesses,               the               Berkshire               Botanical               Gardens,               Bash               Bish               Falls,               the               Hebert               Arboretum,               and               many               museums,               and               the               Hoosac               Mountin               Range.
               Recognized               as               the               State's               first               forest               preservation               public               land,               Mount               Greylock,               with               its               peak               in               Adams               in               the               northwest               corner               of               the               State,               is               the               highest               elevation               point               in               Massachusetts               at               3491               feet               tall,               contains               the               only               boreal               forest               in               the               State,               and               features               the               93-foot               tall               Massachusetts               Veterans               War               Memorial               Tower,               hiking               trails,               and               a               part               of               the               Appalachian               National               Scenic               Trail.
               Massachusetts               other               tallest               mountains               include               Saddle               Ball               Mountain               in               New               Ashford,               Mount               Fitch               in               Berkshire               County,               Mount               Everett,               the               highest               peak               in               the               South               Taconic               Mountain               Range,               Bakke               Mountain               in               Florida,               one               of               the               main               locations               of               the               Hoosac               Wind               Project,               Mount               Frissell               on               the               Massachusetts               and               Connecticut               border,               with               its               southern               slope               the               highest               elevation               point               in               the               "Land               of               Steady               Habits,"               Mount               Race               with               well               known               waterfalls               and               a               ridgeline               cliff               face,               Mount               Wachusett               in               Princeton,               the               highest               point               in               the               State               east               of               the               Connecticut               River,               Pocumtuck               Mountain               west               of               the               abandoned               settlement               of               Catamount,               the               Beartown               Mountain               and               State               Forest               in               Monterey,               East               Mountain,               a               traprock               ridge               in               the               Connecticut               River               Valley,               Mount               Watatic,               a               monadnock               on               the               Massachusetts               and               New               Hampshire               State               Line,               Monument               Mountain,               a               quartzite               ridgeline               in               Great               Barrington               with               several               distinct               peaks,               Massaemett               Mountain               in               Shelbourne               containing               the               High               Ledges               Wildlife               Sanctuary,               Mount               Jefferson,               a               ridgeline               hill               in               Worcester               County,               Mount               Tom,               a               ruggedly               steep               traprock               on               the               Connecticut               River's               west               bank               near               Holyoke,               and               the               highest               peak               of               the               Metacomet               Ridge,               Tekoa               Mountain,               in               Montgomery,               overlooking               the               Westfill               River               Gorge               of               the               Berkshire               Plateau,               and               Great               Blue               Hill,               in               the               Blue               Hills               Reservation.

Massachusetts               was               named               after               this               mountain.
               Lighthouses:
               Massachusetts               contains               about               sixty-two               lighthouses               along               it's               eastern               shore,               and               all               of               them               are               located               in               the               Gulf               of               Maine,               in               Nantucket               Sound,               in               Vineyard               Sound,               in               Rhode               Island               Sound,               in               Buzzards               Bay,               in               Massachusetts               Bay,               in               Salem               Sound,               in               Broad               Sound,               on               Cape               Cod,               on               Cape               Ann,               on               Martha's               Vineyard               Island,               in               the               Annisquam               River,               or               in               the               Merrimac               River,               including               the               Bird               Island               Lighthouse,               one               of               the               oldest               original               structures               found               in               the               State,               the               1716               Boston               Light,               the               oldest               lighthouse               in               America,               and               the               1797               Highland               Lighthouse,               Cape               Cod's               first               lighthouse.
               (For               more               information               on               Cape               Cod               lighthouses               see               "Famous               Lighthouses               of               the               Cape               Cod               National               Seashore"               by               this               Author,               on               associatedcontent.com,               at               aclnk.com/ar2766276).
               Attractions:
               Popular               Attractions               found               in               the               State               of               Massachusetts               include               those               in               Boston,               like               Fenway               Park,               affectionately               known               as               the               "Green               Monster,"               the               Boston               Museum               of               Science,               the               Freedom               Trail,               "Old               Ironsides,"               the               USS               Constitution,               the               JFK               Presidential               Museum               and               Library,               the               Museum               of               Fine               Arts,               the               New               England               Aquarium,               whale               watching,               Boston               Common,               the               New               England               Holocaust               Memorial,               the               Massachusetts               Archives               and               Commonwealth               Museum,               the               Bunker               Hill               Monument,               the               Boston               Children's               Museum,               the               Boston               Harbor               Islands               National               Park,               the               Boston               Old               South               Church,               Faneuil               Hall,               the               Museum               of               African-American               History,               the               Boston               Old               North               Church,               the               Charlestown               Navy               Yard,               the               Old               State               House,               the               Commonwealth               of               Massachusetts               State               House,               Fort               Warren,               the               John               Hancock               Tower,               the               Paul               Revere               House,               the               Dorchester               Heights               National               Historic               Site,               the               Minuteman               Bikeway,               the               Emerald               Necklace               Conservancy,               the               Bejamin               Franklin               Statue,               the               Paul               Revere               Statue,               the               Harriet               Tubman               House,               the               Boston               Massacre               Site,               Boston's               Chinatown,               Boston               Harbor,               Franklin               Park,               the               Boston               North               End               Cultural               Heritage               Guided               Walking               Tours,               and               the               Boston               Nature               Center,               however,               many               other               popular               tourists               Attractions               can               be               located               scattered               around               the               State               as               well,               such               as               Chappaquaddick,               Martha's               Vineyard,               the               Felix               Neck               Wildlife               Sanctuary,               the               Black               Heritage               Trail,               the               Harvard               Museum               of               Natural               History,               the               Longfellow               National               Historic               Site,               Harvard               University,               the               American               Academy               of               Arts               and               Sciences,               the               Peabody               Museum               of               Archaeology               and               Ethnology,               the               Nantucket               Whaling               Museum,               the               Nantucket               Life               Saving               Museum,               the               Nantucket               Aquarium,               the               Salem               Witch               Memorial,               the               New               England               Pirate               Museum,               the               Northfield               Mountain               Cross               Country               Ski               Area,               the               Cape               Cod               Children's               Museum,               the               Wampanoag               Indian               Museum,               Six               Flags               New               England,               the               Blue               Hills               Ski               Area,               the               Porter               Thermometer               Museum,               the               Wachusett               Meadow               Wildlife               Sanctuary,               the               House               of               the               Seven               Gables,               the               Salem               Maritime               National               Historic               Site,               the               Witch               Dungeon               Museum,               the               40               Whacks               Museum,               the               Pilgrim               Monument               and               Museum,               Cape               Ann               Whale               Watching,               the               Cape               Ann               Historical               Museum,               the               Plimouth               Plantation,               the               Mayflower               II,               the               Pilgrim               Hall               Museum,               Plymouth               Rock,               the               High               Ledges               Wildlife               Sanctuary,               the               Naismith               Memorial               Basketball               Hall               of               Fame,               the               Doctor               Seuss               National               Memorial               Sculpture               Garden,               the               Springfield               Museums               Quadrangle,               the               Springfield               Armory               National               Historic               Site,               the               Connecticut               Valley               History               Museum,               the               Minute               Man               National               Historic               Park,               the               North               Bridge               across               the               Concord               River,               the               Battle               Road               Trail,               the               Calvin               Coolidge               Presidential               Library               and               Museum,               the               Boott               Cotton               Mills               Museum,               the               New               England               Quilt               Museum,               the               American               Textile               History               Museum,               the               Cape               Cod               National               Seashore,               the               Chatham               Railroad               Museum,               the               Monomoy               National               Wildlife               Refuge,               the               Cape               Cod               Museum               of               Natural               History,               the               Marconi               Station,               the               Wellfleet               Bay               Wildlife               Sanctuary,               the               JFK               Hyannis               Museum,               Cap               Cod               Potato               Chip               Factory               Tours,               the               Berkshire               Scenic               Railway               Museum,               the               Johnny               Appleseed               Trail,               the               Clara               Barton               Birthplace               Museum,               the               Blandford               Ski               Area,               the               Mount               Greylock               State               Reservation,               the               Toad               Hall               Classic               Sports               Car               Museum,               the               Brodie               Mountain               Ski               Resort,               the               Blue               Hills               Trailside               Museum,               the               George               Peabody               House               Museum,               the               Jiminy               Peak               Ski               Area,               the               Armenian               Library               and               Museum               of               America,               the               World               War               One               Memorial               Park               and               Zoo,               the               Catamount               Ski               Area,               the               Vietnam               Mountain               Biking               Trail,               the               Cape               Cod               Museum               of               Art,               the               New               Bedford               Whaling               Museum,               the               Seamens               Bethel,               the               Lizzie               Borden               House,               the               Coast               Guard               Heritage               Museum,               the               USS               Massachusetts,               the               Hancock               Shaker               Village,               the               Emily               Dickinson               Museum,               the               French               Transatlantic               Cable               Station               Museum,               the               Norman               Rockwell               Museum,               the               Lexington               National               Heritage               Museum,               the               FDR               American               Heritage               Center               Museum,               the               United               States               Naval               Shipbuilding               Museum,               the               JFK               National               Historic               Site               Brookline,               the               Hall               At               Patriot               Place,               the               Aquarium               of               the               National               Marine               Fisheries,               the               Volleyball               Hall               of               Fame,               the               Hallmark               Museum               of               Contemporary               Photography,               the               Nash's               Dinosaur               Track               Quarry,               and               more.
               Boston:
               Unoffcially               known               as               the               "Capital               of               New               England,"               because               of               its               cultural               and               economic               importance               to               the               region,               Boston               is               one               of               the               oldest               cities               in               the               United               States.
               The               August               29,               1629               Cambridge               Agreement,               that               guaranteed               local               control               over               the               Colony,               was               directly               attributable               to               Boston               becoming               a               city.
               Founded               September               17,               1630               by               Massachusetts               Bay               Colony               Puritans               who               first               named               the               city               Trimountaine,               the               State's               Capital               is               located               on               the               Shawmut               Peninsula,               and               was               the               site               of               many               major               Revolutionary               War               events               including               the               December               16,               1773               Boston               Tea               Party,               after               officials               in               the               city               refused               to               return               three               shiploads               of               taxed               tea               back               to               England,               and               Colonists               destroyed               the               tea               by               throwing               it               into               Boston               Harbor               in               retaliation               against               the               Tea               Act               that               violated               their               right               to               be               taxed               only               by               their               elected               officials,               and               the               March               5,               1770               Boston               Massacre,               resulting               from               protests               against               the               Townsend               Acts               that               gave               the               British               the               right               to               tax               Colonists,               where               British               troops               murdered               five               residents               of               the               city.
               The               "Athens               of               America"               saw               several               skirmishes               during               the               Revolutionary               War               including               the               April               19,               1775               to               March               17,               1776               Siege               of               Boston,               in               which               New               England               militiamen               surrounded               the               town               preventing               movement               by               the               British               Army               located               there.

forcing               them               to               leave,               the               June               17,               1775               Battle               of               Bunker               Hill               that               proved               to               the               Colonists               they               could               sufficiently               stand               up               in               armed               conflict               against               the               British               Army,               the               April               18/19,               1775               "one               if               by               land,               two               if               by               sea"               midnight               ride               of               Paul               Revere,               and               the               April               19,               1775               Battles               of               Lexington               and               Concord               featuring               the               "shot               heard               around               the               world"               on               the               Old               North               Bridge               that               started               the               Revolutionary               War.
               By               annexing               nearby               communities,               and               through               land               reclamation,               Boston               became               a               major               seaport               and               manufacturing               center               and               draws               approximately               sixteen               million               visitors               a               year.
               A               well               known               higher               education               and               medical               center               Boston               is               famous               for               many               firsts               such               as               the               1635               Boston               Latin               School,               America's               first               public               school,               the               Country's               first               subway,               and               the               Nation's               first               community               health               center.
               Dating               back               to               about               5000BC               several               Prehistoric               Native               American               Indian               sites               have               been               discovered               on               the               Shawmut               Peninsula.
               After               the               Fugitive               Slave               Laws               of               1850               were               enacted,               and               President               Franklin               Pierce               attempted               to               make               an               example               out               of               the               city               because               of               the               1854               Burns               Fugitive               Slave               Case,               Boston               became               a               center               for               the               Abolitionist               Movement.
               A               technological,               political,               and               intellectual               center               incorporated               March               4,               1822,               Boston               has               the               second               largest               skyline               in               the               Northeastern               part               of               the               United               States               in               terms               of               the               most               five               hundred               foot               tall               buildings,               and               was               ranked               Number               35               in               Worldwide               Quality               of               Living               in               a               2009               survey               of               215               major               cities.
               Boston               contains               about               220               skyscrapers               including               the               Prudential               Tower,               the               Hancock               Building,               the               Federal               Reserve               Bank               Building,               and               the               1893               Ames               Building,               the               city's               first               high               rise.
               Major               industries               that               have               been               found               in               Boston               include               education,               high               technology,               life               sciences,               biotechnology,               health               care,               tourism,               financial               services,               insurance,               mutual               funds,               publishing,               law               and               government,               fishing,               various               industries,               banking,               and               beans.
               One               of               the               largest               cybercities               in               the               United               States               major               Corporations               that               have               been               located               in               Boston               include               the               Fidelity               Investments               Life               Insurance               Company,               the               Bank               of               America,               the               Haughton               Mifflin               Harcourt               Publishing               Company,               the               Beacon               Press,               the               Hynes               Convention               Center,               the               Seaport               World               Trade               Center,               the               Liberty               Mutual               Insurance               Company,               the               Gillette               Company,               the               Procter               and               Gamble               Company,               and               the               Boston               Consulting               Group.
               The               Port               of               Boston               is               the               oldest               continuously               operating               fishing               and               industrial               port               in               the               Western               Hemispehere.
               Alexander               Graham               Bell               invented               the               telephone               in               Boston               in               1876.
               Boston               has               many               historical               nicknames               such               as               the               Olde               Town,               Bean               Town,               America's               Walking               City,               a               famously               popular               activity               in               Boston,               the               City               of               Nations,               the               Puritan               City,               the               Cradle               of               Liberty,               and               the               City               On               A               Hill,               in               reference               to               the               town's               three               hills               and               its               original               desire               to               become               the               Biblical               "City               on               a               Hill".
               Boston               has               had               many               songs               written               about               it               including               Please               Come               To               Boston,               and               many               popular               television               programs               based               there               including               James               At               15,               Spencer               For               Hire,               The               Suite               Life               of               Zack               and               Cody,               St.

Elsewhere,               The               Law               and               Harry               McGraw,               Dawson's               Creek,               Boston               Common,               Ally               McBeal,               Cheers,               and               more.
               Popular               Boston               area               Attractions               include               the               Cutler               Majestic               Theatre,               the               Boston               Symphony               Orchestra,               the               Boston               Early               Music               Festival,               the               Boston               Arts               Festival,               the               Boston               National               Historical               Park,               the               Freedom               Trail,               the               Boston               Children's               Museum,               the               Boston               Marathon,               th               Boston               Film               Festival,               the               Boston               Harbor               Islands               National               Recreation               Area,               the               Bunker               Hill               Monument,               Faneuil               Hall,               the               Old               North               Church,               the               Franklin               Park               Zoo,               the               New               England               Aquarium,               the               John               F.

Kennedy               Presidential               Library               and               Museum,               the               Museum               of               Fine               Arts,               the               USS               Constitution               frigate,               the               Paul               Revere               House,               the               Rose               Kennedy               Greenway,               Fenway               Park,               the               Boston               By               Foot               Guided               Walking               Tours,               Beacon               Hill,               Back               Bay,               the               Boston               World               War               Two               Guided               Duck               Boat               Tours,               Autumn               foliage               sightseeing               tours,               and               many               more.
               Worcester:
               Forty               miles               west               of               Boston,               and               known               as               the               "Heart               of               the               Commonwealth,"               Worcester               is               the               third               largest               city               in               New               England.
               Famous               for               its               Mill               Era               Victorian               architecture               Worcester               was               originally               known               as               Quinsigamond,               "meaning               the               fishing               place               for               pickerel,"               by               the               Native               American               Indians               who               first               settled               the               area.
               In               1673               the               first               English               settlement               in               Worcester               was               burned               to               the               ground               in               the               December               2,               1675               King               Philip's               War,               rebuilt               and               incorporated               in               1684,               abandoned               again               in               the               1702               Queen               Anne's               War,               permanently               settled               in               1713               and               reincorporated               on               April               2,               1731.
               Because               of               being               an               ammunition               depot               Worcester               was               a               hotbed               of               activities               during               the               Revolutionary               War,               and               on               July               4,               1776               Newsman               Isaiah               Thomas,               the               Owner               of               the               Massachusetts               Spy               newspaper,               conducted               the               first               public               reading               of               the               Declaration               of               Independence               in               front               of               Worcester               City               Hall.
               Worcester               is               the               home               of               the               American               Antiquarium               Society               National               Repository               that               has               held               about               two-thirds               of               the               items               printed               in               America               from               1639               to               1820.
               Known               as               the               "Birthplace               of               the               American               Industrial               Revolution"               Worcester               saw               the               barbed               wire               that               fenced               the               American               West,               the               monkey               wrench,               valentine               cards,               textile               looms,               and               envelop               folding               machines               invented               in               the               town               and               surrounding               Blackstone               Valley.
               Major               industries               that               have               been               located               in               Worcester               include               commerce,               education,               fishing,               barbed               wire,               tools,               textiles,               abrasives               for               manufacturing,               railroads,               triple               decker               apartment               buildings,               business,               filmmaking,               clothing,               shoes,               machine               parts,               diners,               air-powered               trucks,               discount               marketing,               aeronautical               equipment,               emergency               operations               consoles,               full-pressure               suits               for               X-15               test               pilots,               Apollo               spacesuits,               steel               rolling               mills,               office               and               computer               furniture,               biotechnology,               health               care,               stem               cell               research,               pharmaceuticals,               insurance,               oral               contraceptive               pills,               and               comic               books.
               Major               Corporations               that               have               been               found               in               Worcester               include               the               Washburn               &               Moen               Manufacturing               Company,               the               Royal               Worcester               Corset               Factory,               the               Norton               Company,               Saint-Golain,               the               Wyman-Gordon               Company,               the               Worcester               Lunch               Car               Company,               the               American               Wheellock               Company,               Advanced               Cell               Technology               Incorporated,               Abbott               Laboratories,               the               Hanover               Insurance               Company,               the               Paul               Revere               Life               Insurance               Company,               the               Harleysville               Worcester               Insurance               Company,               the               oldest               Insurer               in               Massachusetts,               and               the               Spags               Hardware               Company.
               Popular               Worcester               area               Attractions               include               the               American               Antiquarium               Society               National               Repository,               the               Higgins               Armory               Museum,               the               Worcester               Art               Museum,               the               EcoTarium               Science               Museum,               the               Mechanics               Concert               Hall,               the               New               England               Metal               and               Hardcore               Festival,               the               Palladium,               the               Worcester               Center               For               Crafts,               the               Worcester               Music               Festival,               the               oldest               in               the               United               States,               the               New               England               Summer               Nationals,               the               Worcester               County               Saint               Patrick's               Day               Parade,               and               more.
               Springfield:
               Part               of               the               Northeast               Megalopolis               from               Washington               D.C.

to               Boston,               Springfield,               the               largest               city               in               western               Massachusetts               and               the               Pioneer               Valley,               is               noted               as               the               birthplace               of               Doctor               Seuss               and               where               James               Naismith               invented               the               game               of               basketball.
               Known               as               "The               City               of               Firsts,"               the               first               Springfield               in               the               United               States               houses               the               largest               Chinese               cloisonne               metalwork               objects               collection               outside               of               Asia               in               the               G.W.

Vincent               Smith               Art               Museum,               and               is               the               home               of               the               Basketball               Hall               of               Fame.
               Springfield               was               the               site               George               Washington               selected               for               the               National               Armory,               and               the               location               of               the               1787               Shays               Rebellion,               a               key               element               in               forming               the               Philadelphia               Constitutional               Convention               leading               the               Country               away               from               the               Articles               of               Confederation.

The               Armory               was               also               a               key               center               for               inventions               during               the               Industrial               Revolution,               especially               the               Blanchard               lathe               that               increased               mass               production.
               Major               industries               that               have               been               found               in               Springfield               include               agriculture,               interchangeable               parts,               railroad               passenger               coaches,               revolvers,               gasoline               pumps,               automobiles,               motorcycles,               bicycles,               railroads,               aircraft               engines,               air               conitioning,               banking,               insurance,               toys               and               games,               and               Senior               Sportster               racing               aircraft.
               Known               as               "The               City               of               Homes"               because               of               its               many               Victorian               mansions               major               Corporations               that               have               been               located               in               Springfield               include               the               Wasson               Manufacturing               Company,               the               Springfield               and               New               London               Railroad,               the               Smith               and               Wesson               Holding               Corporation,               the               Gilbert               and               Barker               Gasoline               Pump               Manufacturing               Company,               the               Duryea               Motor               Wagons               Company,               Indian               Motocycles,               Rolls-Royce,               the               Baystate               Medical               Center,               Breck               Shampoo,               the               Massachusetts               Mutual               Life               Insurance               Company,               Merriam-Webster               Publishing,               the               Milton               Bradley               Company,               and               Granville               Brothers               Aircraft               Incorporated.
               Popular               Springfield               area               Attractions               include               the               Doctor               Seuss               National               Memorial,               the               Springfield               Museum               Quadrangle,               the               Puritan               Statue,               the               George               Walter               Vincent               Smith               Art               Museum,               the               Connecticut               Valley               Historical               Museum,               the               Springfield               Science               Museum,               the               Museum               of               Springfield               History,               the               Michele               and               Donald               D'Amour               Museum               of               Fine               Arts,               Dinosaur               Hall               with               a               lifesize               Tyrannosaurus               Rex               and               other               skeletal               specimens,               the               Eastern               States               Exposition,               the               New               England               State               Fair,               the               1860s-built               St.

Michael's               Cathedral,               the               Naismith               Memorial               Basketball               Hall               of               Fame,               and               the               Pioneer               Valley,               known               as               the               "Crossroads               of               New               England".
               Cambridge:
               Originally               known               as               "Newe               Town,"               and               named               after               the               famous               English               University,               with               a               Puritan               theology               connection               to               the               town's               Massachusetts               Bay               Colony               founders,               the               area               for               the               Middlesex               County               Seat,               of               which               there               are               two,               was               selected               in               1631               for               its               location               upriver               from               Boston               Harbor.
               Because               several               outer               areas               became               independent               cities               over               the               years,               including               Cambridge               Village,               Lexington,               Brighton,               Menotomy,               and               Arlington,               Cambridge               once               contained               a               much               larger               area               than               the               present               city               possesses.
               Becoming               Cambridge               in               May               1638               the               town               grew               into               one               of               the               major               industrial               and               Intellectual               cities               of               New               England               through               agriculture,               estate               planning,               investments,               textiles,               and               various               trades.
               Known               as               the               "City               of               Squares"               Cambridge               contains               the               popular               neighborhood               centers               of               Lechmere               Square,               the               northern               terminal               of               the               town's               subway,               Porter               Square               with               Lesley               University,               Inman               Square               with               many               restaurants,               bars,               and               shopping               boutiques,               Central               Square,               an               Upper               Gentrification               area,               Kendall               Square,               regarded               as               the               Technology               Square,               and               Harvard               Square,               a               large               triangular-shaped               commercial               center               in               the               middle               of               town               and               the               primary               site               of               Harvard               University.
               Major               Corporations               that               have               been               located               in               Cambridge               include               Akamai               Technologies,               Analog               Devices,               the               Lotus               Software               Development               Corporation,               the               General               Radio               Electrical               Test               Equipment               Corporation,               IBM,               Polaroid,               VMware               Software               Incorporated,               the               ITA               Travel               Software               Company,               the               Genzyme               Biotechnology               Company,               Arthur               D.

Little               Management               Consulting               International,               the               world's               first               and               oldest               consulting               company,               the               Novartis               International               Pharmaceuticals               Company,               the               Biogen               Idec               Incorporated               Biotechnology               Company,               Google,               Microsoft               Research               New               England,               Harmonix               Music               Systems,               Time               Warner               Cable,               Miramax               Films,               Harvard               University,               and               the               Massachusetts               Institute               of               Technology.
               Bicycling               and               walking               are               favorite               pasttimes               in               Cambridge               and               the               city               has               several               paths               designed               for               these               uses.
               Cambridge               contains               more               than               two               hundred               National               Register               of               Historic               Sites               including               the               American               Net               and               Twine               Company               Factory,               the               Charles               River               Basin               Historic               District,               the               Robert               Frost               House,               the               Henderson               Carraige               Repository,               the               E.E.

Cummings               House,               the               Fort               Washington               Park               with               the               1775               fort               from               the               April               19,               1775               to               March               17,               1776               Siege               of               Boston,               the               first               phase               of               the               Revolutionary               War               after               the               Battles               of               Lexington               and               Concord,               many               famous               homes               from               the               1800s,               historic               districts,               and               more.
               Popular               Cambridge               area               Attractions               include               the               Carpenter               Center               For               The               Visual               Arts,               the               Longfellow               National               Historic               Site,               the               Harvard               Art               Museum,               the               Peabody               Museum               of               Archaeology               and               Ethnology,               the               Glass               Flowers               Collection               of               the               Harvard               Museum               of               Natural               History,               the               MIT               Museum,               the               Alewife               Brook               Reservation,               the               Cambridge               Common               Public               Park,               the               1759               Christ               Church,               the               400-year               old               First               Parish               in               Cambridge               that               was               instrumental               in               early               Massachusetts               government               and               in               the               creation               of               Harvard               College,               and               more.
               Lowell:
               Featuring               the               mile               long               Pawtucket               Falls,               and               located               where               the               Concord               and               Merrimac               Rivers               meet,               the               Middlesex               County               Seat               was               incorporated               as               a               planned               1823               manufacturing               center               for               textiles               in               the               one-time               farming               community               of               East               Chelmsford,               thirty               miles               northwest               of               Boston.
               Famous               for               its               many               canals,               and               with               such               major               Corporations               as               Data               General               Microcomputers,               the               Digital               Equipment               Corporation,               Apollo               Computers,               and               Wang               Laboratories               located               there,               Lowell               was               part               of               the               Massachusetts               Miracle               economic               growth               period               of               the               1980s.
               The               largest               United               States               Industrial               Complex               of               the               1850s               major               industries               that               have               been               located               in               Lowell               include               textiles,               factories,               construction,               parachutes,               military               equipment,               agriculture,               cotton,               financial               services,               and               high               technology.
               Lowell               has               thirty-nine               National               Register               of               Historic               Places,               many               of               which               can               be               found               in               the               Lowell               National               Historical               Park.
               Lowell               has               been               featured               in               several               books               including               Visions               of               Gerard               and               Doctor               Sax               by               Jack               Kerouac,               Lyddie               by               Katherine               Paterson,               Two               Redheads               &               A               Dead               Blonde               by               Lloyd               L.

Corricelli,               and               Call               the               Darkness               Light               by               Nancy               Zaroulis.
               Motion               picture               films               the               city               of               Lowell               has               been               portrayed               in               include               The               Fighter,               The               Invention               of               Lying,               High               On               Crack               Street,               Monkey               Dance,               and               School               Ties.
               Popular               Lowell               area               Attractions               include               the               Lowell               Folk               Festival,               the               largest               free               Folk               Festival               in               the               Country,               the               Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro               State               Forest,               the               Vandenberg               Esplanade,               the               Bette               Davis               Birthplace,               the               Childrens               Museum               of               Lowell,               the               American               Textile               History               Museum,               the               New               England               Quilt               Museum,               the               Boott               Cotton               Mills               Museum,               the               National               Streetcar               Museum,               the               Whistler               House               Museum               of               Art,               the               Lowell               Winterfest,               the               Human               Dog               Sled               Competition,               the               Massachusetts               Poetry               Festival,               and               more.
               Series:
               The               United               States               Series               I               am               writing               here               on               associatedcontent.com               provides               an               indepth               look               at               all               fifty               States               that               make               up               this               GREAT               Country               of               ours               and               their               five               largest               cities.
               The               current               list               of               Articles               for               the               United               States               Series               I               have               published               to               date               includes:
               So               This               Is               Sweet               Home               Alabama               
               Alaska               -               The               Land               of               the               Midnight               Sun               
               Arizona               -               The               Valley               of               the               Sun               
               Arkansas               -               People               of               the               South               Wind               
               California               -               The               Golden               Gate,               Earthquakes               and               Grizzly               Bears               
               Colorado               -               The               Rocky               Mountains,               Skiing,               and               High               Technology               
               Connecticut               -               The               Land               of               Steady               Habits               
               Delaware               -               The               Small               Wonder               
               Florida               -               The               Snowbirds               R               Us               State               
               Georgia               -               Goobers,               Peaches,               and               Buzzards               
               Hawaii               -               Luaus,               Pineapples,               and               Beaches               
               Idaho               -               The               Gem               of               the               Mountains               and               Potatoes               State               
               Illinois               -               Mining,               Factories,               and               Labor               Unions               
               Indiana               -               Land               of               Steel               and               Ducks               
               Iowa               -               The               Ethanol               and               Food               Capital               of               the               World               
               Bleeding               Kansas               America's               Flattest               State               
               Kentucky               -               The               Land               of               Tomorrow               
               Louisiana               -               The               Child               of               the               Mississippi               
               Maine               -               Lobsters,               Lighthouses,               and               Black               Bears               
               Maryland               -               The               "Oh               Say               Can               You               See"               State               
               Michigan               -               The               Automotive               State               
               Minnesota               -               The               Bread               and               Butter               State               
               Mississippi               -               Where               Cotton               Was               King
               Comments               from               readers               are               always               welcome               so               let               me               know               what               you               think               about               these               Articles.
               Sources:
               This               Article               was               compiled               from               several               websites               that               provide               much               more               information               on               Massachusetts               including:
               boston.com/travel/boston,               worcestermass.org,               springfieldmass.com,               cambridge-usa.org,               and               mass.info






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