New England

:This article is about the region in the United States of America. For other uses, see New England (disambiguation).

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The New England region of the United States is located in the northeastern corner of the country. Boston is its business and cultural center and its most populous city. The region is made up of the following states:

Related Topics:
United States - Boston

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• Connecticut
• Maine
• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire
• Rhode Island
• Vermont

Curiously, New York east of the Hudson River has occasionally been called part of New England. For example, the New England Interstate Highways of the 1920s included eastern New York. This nomenclature is exceedingly rare and would be considered incorrect by most people in both New York and New England proper.

Related Topics:
New York - Hudson River - New England Interstate Highways - 1920s

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New England is perhaps the most well-defined region of the United States, with more uniformity and more shared heritage than other regions of the country. But, while there is cultural and historical uniformity throughout the whole region, Northern and Southern New England differ in the fact that the former is more rural whereas the latter is very urban. This difference has always existed, however, even when the region was young, and thus does not imply a growing or changing trend, but rather the result of historical population patterns. Western and Eastern New England share similar differences, with the former not only being much more rural, but also usually lacking the Boston accent that typifies the region in the eyes of outsiders. While some parts of Western New England closely border metropolitan New York City, they are still historically, and, for the most part, culturally part of New England.

Related Topics:
Boston accent - New York City

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Therefore, despite the influence of the New York metropolis, New England remains one of the most clearly-defined cultural and historical regions of the United States.

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Together, the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions are generally referred to as the Northeastern region of the United States.

Related Topics:
Mid-Atlantic - Northeastern

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