In the Bay State, residents can purchase land right down to the low-tide line, leaving many beaches — including in popular ...

Discover Massachusetts, a New England state rich in history, culture, and innovation. Explore its pivotal role in American ...

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by the Puritans in 1630, and the two colonies merged to become the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1691.

Residents upset about a plot of land on York Lane in the Bay Colony neighborhood in Virginia Beach had their day in court Wednesday, with a judge issuing a temporary restraining order against any ...

The series From Colony to Commonwealth steps back in time to the dank taverns, fledgling newsrooms and spy routes of colonial Massachusetts. As the United States commemorates its 250th anniversary, we ...

According to the hotel's website, The Wayside Inn dates all the way back to 1661, when John How, one of the first settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was granted a license for a house of ...

As one of the 13 original colonies, Massachusetts is filled with rich history. Massachusetts officially became a state in 1788, but its foundations and revolutionary history extend back much further.

The oldest lighthouse in Massachusetts is over 300 years old. When the Massachusetts Bay Colony was first founded in 1630, the Puritans struggled from a scarcity of necessary survival goods which ...

A new coastal risk screening tool from Climate Central reveals a flood-filled future for the Bay Area as sea levels rise and annual storms grow more severe.

The Boston Mint was officially created on May 27, 1652 to help ensure that businesses in the already commercially successful Massachusetts Bay Colony had an adequate supply of money.

From the early colonial era “Body of Liberties” to today’s “Moms for Liberty,” theocrats for centuries have proclaimed their “freedom” in the name of God to punish and oppress persons whom they ...