Watertown, Massachusetts is in the Northern United States.
Greater Boston is the metropolitan region of New England encompassing the municipality of Boston , the capital of the US state of Massachusetts , and the most populous city in New England , as well as its surrounding areas .. Boston. Boston. New England. New England. US state. US state. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. city in New England. List of cities by population in New England. The region forms the northern arc of the US northeast megalopolis and as such , Greater Boston can be described as either a metropolitan statistical area -LRB- MSA -RRB- , or as a broader combined statistical area -LRB- CSA -RRB- .. Boston. Boston. US northeast megalopolis. Northeast megalopolis. metropolitan statistical area. metropolitan statistical area. combined statistical area. combined statistical area. The MSA consists of most of the eastern third of Massachusetts , excluding the South Coast region and Cape Cod ; while the CSA additionally includes the municipalities of Manchester -LRB- the largest city in the US state of New Hampshire -RRB- , Providence -LRB- the capital and largest city of the US state of Rhode Island -RRB- , Worcester , Massachusetts -LRB- the second largest city in New England -RRB- , as well as the South Coast region and Cape Cod in Massachusetts .. Worcester. Worcester, Massachusetts. Providence. Providence, Rhode Island. New England. New England. US state. US state. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. South Coast region. South Coast ( Massachusetts ). Cape Cod. Cape Cod. Manchester. Manchester, New Hampshire. city in the US state of New Hampshire. List of cities in New Hampshire. Rhode Island. Rhode Island. city in New England. List of cities by population in New England. Some of Greater Boston 's most well-known contributions to human civilization involve the region 's higher education institutions and sports culture .. Boston. Boston. higher education institutions. List of colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston. sports culture. Sports in Boston. higher education. List of colleges and universities in Massachusetts. Greater Boston has been influential upon American history and industry .. Boston. Boston. history. History of the United States. industry. Economy of the United States. The region and the state of Massachusetts are global leaders in biotechnology , engineering , higher education , finance , and maritime trade .. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. biotechnology. biotechnology. engineering. engineering. higher education. List of colleges and universities in Massachusetts. finance. finance. maritime trade. maritime trade. Over 80 % of Massachusetts ' population lives in the Greater Boston metropolitan region .. Boston. Boston. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. Greater Boston is ranked tenth in population among US metropolitan statistical areas , home to 4,732,161 people as of the 2014 US Census estimate , and sixth among combined statistical areas , with a population of 8,099,575 .. Boston. Boston. ranked tenth in population among US metropolitan statistical areas. List of United States metropolitan statistical areas. sixth among combined statistical areas. List of United States combined statistical areas. The area has hosted many people and sites significant to American culture and history , particularly American literature , politics , and the American Revolution .. history. History of the United States. American culture. Culture of the United States. American literature. American literature. politics. Kennedy family. American Revolution. American Revolution. Plymouth was the site of the first colony in New England , founded in 1620 by the Pilgrims , passengers of the Mayflower .. New England. New England. Plymouth. Plymouth, Massachusetts. Pilgrims. Pilgrim Fathers. Mayflower. Mayflower. In 1692 , the town of Salem and surrounding areas experienced one of America 's most infamous cases of mass hysteria , the Salem witch trials .. Salem. Salem, Massachusetts. mass hysteria. mass hysteria. Salem witch trials. Salem witch trials. In the late 18th century , Boston became known as the `` Cradle of Liberty '' for the agitation there that led to the American Revolution .. Boston. Boston. American Revolution. American Revolution. The Greater Boston region has played a powerful commercial and cultural role in the history of the United States .. Boston. Boston. history. History of the United States. Before the American Civil War , the region was a center for the abolitionist , temperance , and transcendentalist movements .. American Civil War. American Civil War. abolitionist. Abolitionism in the United States. temperance. temperance movement. transcendentalist. transcendentalism. In 2004 , Massachusetts became the first US state to legally recognize same-sex marriage as a result of the decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in Boston .. Boston. Boston. US state. US state. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. the decision. Goodridge v. Department of Public Health. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Many prominent American political dynasties have hailed from the Boston region , including the Adams and Kennedy families .. Boston. Boston. Adams. Adams family. Kennedy. Kennedy family. Harvard University in Cambridge is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States , with the largest financial endowment of any university , and whose Law School has spawned a contemporaneous majority of United States Supreme Court Justices .. Cambridge. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard University. Harvard University. the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. List of Colonial Colleges. financial endowment. financial endowment. Law School. Harvard Law School. United States Supreme Court. United States Supreme Court. Justices. United States Supreme Court Justice. Kendall Square in Cambridge has been called `` the most innovative square mile on the planet '' , in reference to the high concentration of entrepreneurial start-ups and quality of innovation which have emerged in the vicinity of the square since 2010 .. Cambridge. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Kendall Square. Kendall Square. entrepreneurial. entrepreneurship. start-ups. startup company. Both Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , also in Cambridge , have been ranked among the most highly regarded academic institutions in the world .. Cambridge. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. Harvard University. Harvard University. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Massachusetts Institute of Technology