Ayer is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Originally part of Groton, it was incorporated February 14, 1871 and became a major commercial railroad junction. The town was home to Camp Stevens, a training camp for Massachusetts volunteers during the American Civil War. Later, Fort Devens was established by the federal government to train New England soldiers for World War I. Fort Devens was a major influence in the area until its closure in 1994.
Population: 2,868
Latitude: 42° 33' 40.32" N
Longitude: -71° 35' 23.24" W
The Paul E. Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell (formerly the Paul E. Tsongas Arena) is a multi-purpose facility owned by the University of Massachusetts Lowell and located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The arena was opened and dedicated to the memory of pro…
Notre Dame Preparatory School is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic high school in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
The Museum of Comparative Zoology, full name "The Louis Agassiz Museum of Comparative Zoology", often abbreviated simply to "MCZ", is the zoology museum located on the grounds of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is one of three nat…
Mount Wachusett is located in the towns of Princeton and Westminster in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It is the highest point in Massachusetts east of the Connecticut River. The mountain is named after a Native American term meaning "near the mou…
The MIT Science Fiction Society (or MITSFS) of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a student organization which maintains and administers a large publicly-accessible library of science fiction, fantasy, and science fantasy books and magazin…
Longy School of Music of Bard College is a conservatory located near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1915 as the Longy School of Music, it was one of the four independent degree-granting music schools in the Boston region alon…
The Harvard Lampoon Building (sometimes referred to as the Lampoon Castle) is a historic building in Cambridge, Massachusetts that is best known as the home of The Harvard Lampoon and for its unusual design.
Benson's Wild Animal Farm was a long-running private zoo and amusement park in Hudson, New Hampshire, United States. It closed in 1987, after having been renamed New England Playworld for its final year.
WJIB (740 AM) is a radio station based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and serving the Boston DMA. The playlist draws from 5400 records, concentrating on Adult Standards from the 1930s through 60's, and softer pop music from the 1950s through 60's. It i…
The USS Constitution Museum is located in the Charlestown Navy Yard, which is part of the Boston National Historical Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The museum is situated near the ship USS Constitution at the end of Boston's Freedom Trail. The …
South Station (also signed as South Station Under) is a transfer station on the MBTA rapid transit Red Line and bus rapid transit Silver Line, located at Summer Street and Atlantic Avenue in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is a part of the South …
Oak Grove is a rapid transit station on the MBTA Orange Line, located in the northern part of Malden, Massachusetts near the intersection of Winter Street and Washington Street. The northern terminus of the Orange Line, Oak Grove has a 788-space par…
Newtonville is a village of Newton, Massachusetts. Located in Newtonville is Newton North High School, one of the city's two high schools.
Holworthy Hall is one of the dormitories housing first-year students at Harvard College. Housing 85 students, it is located in Harvard Yard and borders Kirkland Street. It is the closest dorm to the Harvard Science Center and the second-closest dorm…
The Boston Music Hall was a concert hall located on Winter Street in Boston, Massachusetts, with an additional entrance on Hamilton Place.
West Newton is a village of the City of Newton, Massachusetts and is one of the oldest of the thirteen Newton villages.
One Financial Center is a modern skyscraper adjacent to Dewey Square in the Financial District of Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1983, it is Boston's 7th-tallest building, standing 590 feet (180 meters) tall, and housing 46 floors. An unusual 90 ft…
The Hotel Vendome fire was the worst firefighting tragedy in Boston history.