Discover Massachusetts, a New England state rich in history, culture, and innovation. Explore its pivotal role in American ...

From the Berkshires to Nantucket, the commonwealth of Massachusetts has its fair share of small towns, big cities, weird names, impossible-to-pronounce municipalities and everything in between.

Geography also played a role in the Massachusetts rebellion. Boston was a densely populated settlement isolated by its harbor and a river, and bordered on three sides by farming communities.