Greater Boston

Greater Boston is the area of Massachusetts closely surrounding Boston, Massachusetts. The conurbation has a total population of about 3.8 million. In addition to Boston, other cities include Cambridge, Quincy, Lynn, and Newton. Greater Boston also includes Brookline and the largest town in Massachusetts by population, Framingham. Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region.

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Massachusetts - Boston, Massachusetts - Conurbation - Cambridge - Quincy - Lynn - Newton - Brookline - Town - Framingham - North - South - MetroWest

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Greater Boston is more citified and industrialized than the other regions of Massachusetts, such as the more rural Western Massachusetts and the beach communities of Cape Cod. The area features a great number of universities. Despite this, many areas remain somewhat working class, although increasingly less-so in the past two decades.

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Western Massachusetts - Cape Cod - Universities - Working class

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Greater Boston encompasses many significant locations in American history and culture. Examples include the Paul Revere House, the Old North Church, the Old Granary Burying Ground, the site of the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill, the USS Constitution, Lexington and Concord, Walden Pond, the site of the Salem witch trials, and the Christian Science Mother Church. Former President John Adams was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, as was former President John Quincy Adams. Former President John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. Former President George H. W. Bush was born in Milton.

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American history - Paul Revere - Old North Church - Granary Burying Ground - Boston Tea Party - Battle of Bunker Hill - USS Constitution - Lexington - Concord - Walden Pond - Salem witch trials - Christian Science Mother Church - President - John Adams - Quincy, Massachusetts - John Quincy Adams - John F. Kennedy - Brookline, Massachusetts - George H. W. Bush - Milton

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Dunkin Donuts started in Greater Boston. Likewise, Howard Johnson's restaurants and lodgings began there.

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Dunkin Donuts - Howard Johnson's

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