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intellectual, and cultural in the region.
Rightly so; Boston’s history is inevi
tably the lead tale in New England’s
development (see pp12–13).
Berkshires
2
Almost equidistant from
Boston to the east and New York
City to the south, the Berkshire Hills
pledge a wavering allegiance to both.
But the Berkshires is a valley king
Historic Acorn Street, Boston dom unto itself. Its summer social
schedule revolves around the per
Historic Boston
1 forming arts, but the concentration
New England’s largest city,
of resident artists guarantees a rich
Boston is nicknamed “the Hub,” not offseason as well (see pp32–3).
just because all New England roads
Martha’s Vineyard
do eventually lead here, but because 3
Bostonians think of their home as MAP G5
the center of all things historical, The fishshaped island of Martha’s
Vineyard covers 100 sq miles
AREA MAP OF MASSACHUSETTS (259 sq km) yet is only 7 miles
(11 km) off the mainland. Up Island,
Putney
VERMONT Putney 202 202 Hampton the rustic west ern end, is a serene
VERMONT
Manchesterer
Hampton
West D 91 91 NE NEW HAMPSHIREW HAMPSHIRE Manchest Top 10 Sights natural world that includes the sacred
West Doverover
see pp77–9
Peterborough
1
1
9 9 9 9 Peterborough Derr Derryy Newbur striped clay banks of Aquinnah. Down
Newburyportyport
Salem
Benningtonon
Benningt Bra Brattleborottleboro Milf Milfordord Salem Restaurants Island, the bustling eastern end, has
see p85
Ja rey
Ja rey Nashua 93 93 Ipswich the town of Vineyard Haven, the old
Ipswich
Nashua
Lawrenceence
Williamst Lawr Rock Rockportport The Best of the Rest whaling port of Edgartown, and the
Williamstownown
Winchendon Tyngsbor
Shelburnene
Shelbur 202 202Winchendon Tyngsboroo Lowell Esse Essexx see p80 campmeeting resort of Oak Bluffs.
Lowell
Falls Falls 3 3 Glouc
Gloucesterester
Fitchburgg
Orange
Char Charlemontlemont Orange Fitchbur Wilmington 93 Restaurants in Boston
Wilmington 93
7 7 see p83
Lexingtonon
Concordord
Salem
Leominsterer
Pittsfield Deer Deerfieldfield 91 Connecticu t Connecticu t 202 202 Leominst Conc Lexingt Salem Places to Shop
Pittsfield
Massachusettsusetts
Ber Berkshireskshires 91 Amherst Bar Barrere 190 190 Linc Lincolnoln Massach Bay see p84
Amherst
Bay
MASSA CHUSE T T S WalthamWaltham
Logan
Len Lenoxox MASSA CHUSE T T S Logan Summer Performing
Wellesley
Becket
Becket Nor Northamptonthampton Worcester Wellesley See C Arts see p81
Worcester
See Centralentral
Bostonon
Bost
Stockbridgebridge
Stock Easthampt Wa Warere Wor Worcestercester map below Weymouth Bars and Nightlife in
Easthamptonon
map below Weymouth
202
Grea Greatt 90 90 20 20 Holyoke 202 90 90 495 495 Boston see p82
Auburnn
Holyoke Palmer
Bar Barringtonrington Palmer Aubur Medfield
Medfield
West
Sturbridge Milf
Brocktonon
New New West Spr Spring elding eld Sturbridge Milfordord Brockt 3 3
Marlborough Spr
7 7 Marlborough Springfieldingfield Webster 395 95 95 Kingst Provincetown Trur Truroo Coast
Kingstonon
Webster 395
6
Provincetown 6
Coast
Attleboroo
Wellfleet
Plymouth
44
44
Central Bostontral Boston
CAMBRIDGE PKWY
CAMBRIDGE PKWY Bay Bay Cape Cod
Beach
Beach
1 mile 1 mile Cen Attlebor Middlebor Plymouth Cape Codod Wellfleet Guar Guardd Cliffs of Aquinnah, Martha’s Vineyard
Middleboroo
Cape C
44
44
Cape Cod
New Bedford
1 mile 1 mile BINNEY STREET C O MMERCIAL ST 495 495 Warehameham Sandwich Dennis Brewsterster 4
Sandwich
Dennis Brew
War
BINNEY STREET
MAP F4
C O MMERCIAL ST
MAIN STREET CAMBRIDGE ST Tiv Tivertonerton 195 195 6 6 6 6 Cha Chathamtham Settled in 1640, this deepwater port
MAIN STREET
VAS SA R ST
VAS SA R ST AVE DR I VE CONGRESS ST CONGRESS ST New New 28 28 Barnstable Monomoy at the mouth of Buzzards Bay has
CAMBRIDGE ST
Barnstable
M EM OR IA L DR I VE
MASSACHUSETTS
MASSACHUSETTS
Monomoy
Charles River
Charles River
JAMES J. STORROW MEMOR IAL DR
always wrested its living from the sea.
Bedfordord
Bedf
TREMONT STREET
M EM OR IA L JAMES J. STORROW MEMOR IAL DR BEACON STREET TREMONT STREET ATLANTIC AVENUE CONGRESS Rhode Newportt Buzzards Bay Falmouth Oak Blu ss Nantuck Wauwinet In the 1840s, pinemasted
AVE
Island
Island
BEACON STREET
Rhode
Buzzards Bay
Nantucketet
Falmouth
Island
Island
Sound
Sound
barks would tie up at the wharves to
Oak Blu
COMMONWEALTH AVENUE
Wauwinet
COMMONWEALTH AVENUE
Newpor
ATLANTIC AVENUE
offload whale oil from a threeyear
Nantucket
Nantucket
Nantucket
CHARLES STREET
CHARLES STREET
Martha’s
CONGRESS ST
Martha’s
Memorial
WASHINGT ON ST AV E
COLUMBUS AVE
Memorial
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HUNTINGTON AVE
creaks with great iron fishing boats
SEAPORT BLVD
Vineyard
Atlantic
A STREET
A STREET
S U MM E R S TRE E T
that dredge the bay for scallops, haul
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Oceanean
AVENUE
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AVENUE
H A R R I S ON
flounder from Nantucket Shoals, or
MASSACHUSETTS
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