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The North Shore has historically been viewed as a wealthy, exclusive collection of towns and fishing villages, [5] but also contains some working-class cities and suburbs of Boston. [6] In 1893, The New York Times described the region as a notable summer destination for the socialites, politicians, and businessmen of New York and New England ...
Marblehead is a coastal New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, along the North Shore. Its population was 20,441 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] The town lies on a small peninsula that extends into the northern part of Massachusetts Bay .
The most restrictive definition of the Greater Boston area is the region administered by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. [17] The MAPC is a regional planning organization created by the Massachusetts legislature to oversee transportation infrastructure and economic development concerns in the Boston area.
Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, and a suburb of Boston.The population was 42,670 at the time of the 2020 United States Census. [3] A resort, residential, and manufacturing community on the Massachusetts North Shore, Beverly includes Ryal Side, North Beverly, Centerville, Cove, Montserrat, Beverly Farms and Prides Crossing.
Many of the state's wealthiest towns are located in the Boston suburbs. This area includes a high concentration of wealthy cities and towns just to the west of Boston, in the MetroWest area, and along the northern and southern coastal regions that have easy access to the city, in particular the North Shore of Boston.
Braintree (US: / ˈ b r eɪ n ˌ t r i /), officially the Town of Braintree, is a municipality in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It is officially known as a town, [6] but Braintree is a city with a mayor-council form of government, and it is considered a city under Massachusetts law. [7] The population was 39,143 at the 2020 census. [8]
South Market St. Downtown: Constructed under the auspices of Boston Mayor Josiah Quincy in the 1820s, the market was designed by architect Alexander Parris and built on land made by filling part of the harbor. The market is a popular tourist site. 46
Tewksbury is located within the Greater Boston metropolitan area. The town is located about 19 miles (31 km) north-northwest of Boston along I-93 and I-495 (Boston's outer beltway). Tewksbury is bordered by the city of Lowell to the northwest, Dracut to the north (unreachable across the Merrimack ), Andover to the northeast, Wilmington to the ...