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In the state of Massachusetts, there are over 4,300 listings, representing about 5% of all NRHP listings nationwide and the second-most of any U.S. state, behind only New York. Listings appear in all 14 Massachusetts counties.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.4 square miles (37 km 2), of which 13.9 square miles (36 km 2) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km 2) (3.61%) is water. The Millers River , a tributary of the Connecticut River , passes through the town.
Massachusetts shares with the five other New England states the New England town form of government. All land in Massachusetts is divided among cities and towns and there are no unincorporated areas, population centers, or townships. Massachusetts has four kinds of public-school districts: local schools, regional schools, vocational-technical ...
The United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is a standing committee of the United States Senate.It has jurisdiction over matters related to energy and mineral resources, including nuclear development; irrigation and reclamation, territorial possessions of the United States, trust lands appertaining to America's indigenous peoples, and the conservation, use, and ...
The town remained divided until 1793 when Massachusetts claimed the area (known as the "jog"). A border dispute continued until 1804 when the current boundary was established through a compromise between Connecticut and Massachusetts. As a result of this border resolution, Southwick is the southernmost town in western Massachusetts.
Massachusetts (/ ˌ m æ s ə ˈ tʃ uː s ɪ t s / ⓘ /-z ɪ t s / MASS-ə-CHOO-sits, -zits; Massachusett: Muhsachuweesut [məhswatʃəwiːsət]), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, [b] is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.
The commercial center of town is an area called "The Longmeadow Shops", [citation needed] including restaurants and clothing stores. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.7 square miles (25.0 km 2), of which 9.1 square miles (23.6 km 2) are land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km 2), or 5.34%, are water. [1]
Malden is a hilly woodland area north of the Mystic River that was settled by Puritans in 1640 on land purchased in 1629 from the Mystic tribe of the Pawtucket Confederation, with a further grant in 1639 by the Squaw Sachem of Mistick and her husband Webcowet. [3] The area was originally called the "Mistick Side" [4] and was a part of Charlestown.