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Norwich, Vermont
Norwich, Vermont is a Windsor County town across the Connecticut River from Hanover, New Hampshire. Founded 1761; birthplace of Norwich University (1819, Alden Partridge), which moved to Northfield in 1866; now a high-cost Upper Valley town of about 3,600.
Norwood, Massachusetts
Norwood, Massachusetts: a Norfolk County town of 31,542 about 20 miles southwest of Boston, incorporated February 23, 1872 from South Dedham and part of Walpole; also called Tiot; known for its 1871 bell-ringing dispute, The Flats triple-deckers, and Norwood Memorial Airport.
Old York
Old York: traditional name for York, Maine (earlier Agamenticus, Gorgeana), used by sea captains after 1664 to distinguish it from New York. Home of the Old York Gaol museum and the Old York Historical Society.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Pawtucket, Rhode Island: city of about 75,600 founded 1671 at the Blackstone River falls, home of Slater Mill (1793), the 1824 first US workers' strike, and the Tidewater Landing riverfront redevelopment.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield, Massachusetts: largest city and county seat of Berkshire County, founded as Pontoosuck Plantation, incorporated 1761/1891, former GE transformer hub, now a Berkshires cultural center of about 43,000 people.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Massachusetts, is a coastal town about 38 miles southeast of Boston, founded in 1620 by Mayflower Pilgrims as the first permanent European settlement in New England.
Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine, the largest city in Maine on Casco Bay, distinct from Portland, Oregon. Population 68,408 (2020), 69,911 estimated 2025; first capital of Maine; deepwater port and Canada's winter port.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, settled in 1630 and incorporated in 1653, is a coastal city on the Piscataqua River known for shipbuilding, historic houses, and its deep-water port.
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island, is the capital and largest city of Rhode Island, founded by Roger Williams in 1636 on principles of religious freedom, with 190,934 residents at the 2020 census.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Provincetown, Massachusetts, or P-Town, is a resort town at the tip of Cape Cod: a 1727 whaling and fishing port that became an art colony, the Provincetown Players' home, and a major LGBTQ destination.
Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy, Massachusetts, the "City of Presidents," is a coastal city south of Boston, birthplace of John Adams and John Quincy Adams, with 101,636 residents (2020), Adams National Historical Park, granite heritage, and a 33% foreign-born population.
Salem, Massachusetts
Salem, Massachusetts: coastal Essex County city founded 1626, second chartered city in the state (1836), population about 45,000. Known for the 1692 witch trials, maritime trade heritage, Salem Maritime National Historical Park, and a $144 million Halloween tourism economy.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville, Massachusetts is a densely populated city of about 84,000 in Middlesex County, just north of Boston. Settled 1630, incorporated 1872, formerly a meatpacking and brickmaking center, now known for its squares, diversity, and arts scene.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts: largest city in Western Massachusetts on the Connecticut River, founded 1636 by William Pynchon; home of the first federal armory, birthplace of basketball, population about 155,000.
Stamford, Connecticut
Stamford, Connecticut: a city in Fairfield County on Long Island Sound, settled 1641 and named 1642 after Stamford, Lincolnshire. Connecticut's third largest city, population 135,470 (2020), a Metro-North commuter hub about 35 miles from Manhattan.
Waltham, Massachusetts
Waltham, Massachusetts: "Watch City" in Middlesex County, 9 miles west of Boston on the Charles River; incorporated 1738, city 1884; home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, Waltham Watch Company, Brandeis, and Bentley.
Waterbury, Connecticut
Waterbury, Connecticut, the "Brass City," is a New Haven County city of about 115,000 on the Naugatuck River, settled 1674, incorporated as a city in 1853, once the center of American brass manufacturing and now undergoing major rail and water infrastructure investment.
Watertown, Massachusetts
Watertown, Massachusetts: a Middlesex County city six miles northwest of Boston on the Charles River, founded 1630, provisional Massachusetts capital in 1775, site of the Treaty of Watertown, population 35,329 (2020).
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Wellesley, Massachusetts, formerly the West Needham area, is an affluent residential town about 15 miles west of Boston, incorporated in 1881, with 29,550 residents and median household income above $250,000.
Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Wellfleet, Massachusetts: Outer Cape Cod town in Barnstable County, incorporated 1763, famous for Wellfleet oysters, whaling and fishing history, and Cape Cod National Seashore lands covering 61 percent of its 13,100 acres.
Westport, Connecticut
Westport, Connecticut: affluent coastal town in Fairfield County on Long Island Sound, incorporated 1835, population about 28,300, known for the Westport Country Playhouse, Compo Beach, and Metro-North access to New York City.
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts (Wormtown): New England's second-largest city, 43 miles west of Boston; population about 213,862 (2025 est.), 25.1% foreign-born. Council-manager government since 1950; economy led by UMass Memorial, UMass Chan, and eight colleges; Polar Park and Union Station projects since 2021.