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Towns have an open town meeting or representative town meeting form of government; cities, on the other hand, use a mayor-council or council-manager form. Based on the form of government, there are 292 towns and 59 cities in Massachusetts. Some municipalities, however, still refer to themselves as "towns" even though they have a city form of ...
The Massachusett language is an Algonquian language of the Algic language family that was formerly spoken by several peoples of eastern coastal and southeastern Massachusetts. In its revived form, it is spoken in four Wampanoag communities. The language is also known as Natick or Wôpanâak (Wampanoag), and historically as Pokanoket, Indian or ...
The Beantown Pub in Boston, Massachusetts (the state capital) Boston. Athens of America – Boston Brahmins' reference to the numerous cultural institutions which separated Boston from its counterparts [56] [57] Also called the Modern Athens. [6] Beantown or Bean Town and variations 'The Bean', 'DA BEAN', BeanCity, B-town, etc. [57] [58] [59] [60]
This is a non-diffused parent category for categories in Category:Towns in Massachusetts by county. It should hold all the pages in the county-level categories, and may hold other pages such as lists.
With the longest name of any geographic feature in the United States, this lake near the Massachusetts-Connecticut border is sure to trip up most who try to pronounce it.
FIPS code. 25-05805. GNIS feature ID. 0618217. Website. www.town.billerica.ma.us. Billerica (/ bɪlˈrɪkə / ⓘ) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 42,119 according to the 2020 census. [2] It takes its name from the town of Billericay in Essex, England.
Website. www.concordma.gov. Concord (/ ˈkɒŋkərd /) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. In the 2020 census, the town population was 18,491. [2] The United States Census Bureau considers Concord part of Greater Boston. The town center is near where the Sudbury and Assabet rivers join to form the Concord River.
Quincy, Massachusetts, is the only one of 17 cities named Quincy in the United States whose residents pronounce the name as "KWIN-zee" rather than "KWIN-see". In 1845 the Old Colony Railroad opened; the Massachusetts Historical Commission stated that the railroad was "the beginning of a trend toward suburbanization".