Swampscott is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States located 15 miles (24 km) up the coast from Boston in an area known as the North Shore. The population was 13,787 as of 2010. A former summer resort on Massachusetts Bay, Swampscott is today a fairly affluent residential community and includes the village of Beach Bluff, as well as part of the neighborhood of Clifton. It is known for its quiet suburban character and beaches.
Population: 13,787
Latitude: 42° 28' 15.35" N
Longitude: -70° 55' 3.18" W
Metcalf Center for Science and Engineering (SCI) is a building owned by Boston University and named for Arthur G.B. Metcalf. Metcalf founded what would later become the university's engineering college and served as its chair. He also donated millio…
Route 129 is an east–west Massachusetts state route that runs from Chelmsford to Marblehead.
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) owns and oversees the operation of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC), the John B.
Massachusetts Avenue is a rapid transit station on the MBTA Orange Line, located at 380 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. The station opened in 1987 as part of the renovation and relocation of the southern Orange Line into the Southwest…
The Lucy Parsons Center, located in Jamaica Plain, a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, is an all-volunteer, nonprofit collective, operating as both a radical, independent bookstore and a community center for individuals to drop in, as well as a…
The Lowell Connector, officially the American Legion Connector Highway, is a small freeway connector in the Massachusetts state highway system that links nearby U.S. Highway 3 and Interstate 495 to downtown Lowell, Massachusetts. The freeway has its…
Longwood Station is a stop on the D branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)'s Green Line.
Long Hill is a 114-acre (0.46 km2) estate in Beverly, Massachusetts and is managed by the Trustees of Reservations. From 1916 to 1979, the estate was the summer home of Ellery Sedgwick, author and editor of The Atlantic Monthly. The estate contains …
The John Balch House (circa 1679, but for many years was purported to have been built in 1636), located at 448 Cabot Street, Beverly, Massachusetts, is one of the oldest wood-frame houses in the United States.
The John A. Ryan Skating Arena is a 1,000-seat hockey rink owned and operated by the town of Watertown, Massachusetts. It is home to the Bentley University Falcons men's ice hockey team, as well as local teams and MIAA tournament games.
Hyde Park is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in the Hyde Park section of Boston, Massachusetts serving the Providence/Stoughton and Franklin lines. Hyde Park's two platforms serve the outer tracks of the Northeast Corridor, which is three tracks wide …
This is a list of historic sites in Framingham, Massachusetts. There are several notable historic sites in Framingham, according to the Framingham Historical Society. This local society asserts:
Greenwood Farm is an historic property and nature reserve located in Ipswich, Massachusetts, which is owned by The Trustees of Reservations.
Green Street (signed as Green) is a rapid transit station on the MBTA Orange Line, located in the southern part of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts at 150 Green Street, near the intersection of Green Street and Amory Street. I…
Germantown is a primarily residential neighborhood in the city of Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. The neighborhood is located on a peninsula surrounded by Town River Bay on the west and Rock Island Cove on the east.
Garden in the Woods is a 45 acres (180,000 m2) woodland botanical garden located at 180 Hemenway Road, in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA (see map). It is the headquarters of the New England Wild Flower Society, and open to visitors between April 15 …
Gaebler Children's Center was a psychiatric institution operated by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health for severely mentally ill children and adolescents, located in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Dug Pond is a small body of water in Natick, Massachusetts.