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Massachusetts

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Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east and New York to its west. Admitted to the Union in 1788 as the 6th state, its capital is Boston. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Boston 1
Population
7,154,084 1
2025 estimate from Massachusetts's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
27,363 1
Admission Year
1788 1
Admitted to the Union February 6, 1788 (6th state), per the infobox.
Latitude
42.3 degrees north 1
Longitude
72 degrees west 1
Connections

Adjacent To

Connecticut, States or Territories
Source Connecticut (Wikipedia)
New Hampshire, States or Territories
Source Massachusetts (Wikipedia)
New York, States or Territories
Source Massachusetts (Wikipedia)
Rhode Island, States or Territories
Source Massachusetts (Wikipedia)
Vermont, States or Territories
Source Massachusetts (Wikipedia)

Associated With

Boston, Cities

Boston is in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

Source Boston (Wikipedia)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cities
Source Cambridge, Massachusetts (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries

Massachusetts is a state of the United States.

Source Massachusetts (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Boston, Cities

Boston is the capital of Massachusetts.

Source Boston (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

The 1780 constitution and the political firsts of Massachusetts, Articles
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Origin Of

Wallace K. Harrison

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Source Wallace Harrison (Wikipedia)Infobox: birth_place
Quote, Infobox: birth_place
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Daniel Shays

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Quote, Infobox: birth_place
Hopkinton, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Clark University

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Source Clark University (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Clark University is a private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

Location Of

Founding of Concord, Massachusetts (1635)

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The Dunwich Horror

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Source The Dunwich Horror (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It takes place in Dunwich, a fictional town in Massachusetts.
The Scarlet Letter

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Source The Scarlet Letter (Wikipedia)Leadtier 2
Quote, Lead
Set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony during the years 1642 to 1649, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter with a man to whom she is not married and then struggles to lead a new life of repentance and dignity.

Site Of

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

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Ames Manufacturing Company

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Apollo Computer

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Avedis Zildjian Company

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Bad Martha Brewing Company

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Baskin-Robbins

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BBN Technologies

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Blue Hills Brewery

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Cisco Brewers

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Data General

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Digital Equipment Corporation

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Framingham and Lowell Railroad

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Fresenius Medical Care

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Hologic, Inc.

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MathWorks

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Pan Am Railways

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Pioneer Valley Railroad

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Plymouth and Vineyard Sound Railroad

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Thinking Machines Corporation

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UPPAbaby

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Wang Laboratories

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Quote, Lead, headquartered in
headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts (1954–1963), Tewksbury, Massachusetts (1963–1976), Lowell, Massachusetts (1976–1995), and finally Billerica, Massachusetts
Wenham Lake Ice Company

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Whitesmiths

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Brandeis University

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Source Brandeis University (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
is a private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Smith College

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Quote, Lead, headquarters
women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
Tufts University

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Quote, Lead, headquarters
research university in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Source University of Massachusetts Amherst (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
research university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Ananda Coomaraswamy

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Quote, Infobox: death_place
Needham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Anne Hutchinson

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Harold Kushner

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Source Harold Kushner (Wikipedia)Rabbinical career, sentence beginning 'In 1966, Kushner assumed the position'
Quote, Rabbinical career, sentence beginning 'In 1966, Kushner assumed the position'
In 1966, Kushner assumed the position of rabbi at the 450-family congregation Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts.
Jon Kabat-Zinn

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Museum of Comparative Zoology

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Source Museum of Comparative Zoology (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
located on the grounds of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Found There

Essex Probate and Family Court

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Massachusetts Appeals Court

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Source Massachusetts Appeals Court (Wikipedia)Lead, jurisdiction scope
Quote, Lead, jurisdiction scope
The Massachusetts Appeals Court is the intermediate appellate court of Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Probate and Family Court

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

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Source Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (source article)Lead [jurisdiction-scope-category]
Quote, Lead [jurisdiction-scope-category]
is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex Probate and Family Court

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Sources
1. Massachusetts (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Boston
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2025) Total 7,154,084
  • Infobox, area
    Area Total 27,363 km2
  • Article text
    The Massachusetts Constitution was ratified in 1780 while the Revolutionary War was in progress, four years after the Articles of Confederation was drafted, and eight years before the present United States Constitution was ratified on June 21, 1788.
  • Page header, coordinates
    wgCoordinates lat 42.3, lon -72.0
  • Lead section
    Massachusetts ( MASS-ə-CHOO-sits, -⁠zits; Massachusett: Muhsachuweesut [məhswatʃəwiːsət]), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to its south, New Hampshire and Vermont to its north, and New York to its west.
  • Adjacent To: New Hampshire, Lead section, borders New Hampshire
    It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to its south, New Hampshire and Vermont to its north, and New York to its west.
  • Adjacent To: New York, Lead section, borders New York
    It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to its south, New Hampshire and Vermont to its north, and New York to its west.
  • Adjacent To: Rhode Island, Lead section, borders Rhode Island
    It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to its south, New Hampshire and Vermont to its north, and New York to its west.
  • Adjacent To: Vermont, Lead section, borders Vermont
    It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to its south, New Hampshire and Vermont to its north, and New York to its west.
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Wikidata: Massachusetts
Wikidata Q771, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Cambridge, Massachusetts (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Cambridge, Massachusetts, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: Cambridge, Massachusetts, Infobox, State
Massachusetts
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Connecticut (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Connecticut, Lead section, borders Massachusetts
Quote, Adjacent To: Connecticut, Lead section, borders Massachusetts
It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south.
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