Massachusetts, officially named the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state of the United States located in the New England region. It borders Vermont and New Hampshire to the north, Rhode and Connecticut to the south, the Gulf of Maine to the east, and New York to the west. As of 2026, Massachusetts has a population of 7,154,084 residents. The capital of Massachusetts is Boston, which is also its largest city. Other major Massachusetts cities include Salem, Quincy, Springfield, and Worcester.
To the people of McGrathia, Massachusetts is best known for being the birthplace of President Joe McGrath. Joe’s biological son, Michael McGrath, was also born in Massachusetts. Other famous Massachusetts residents include American presidents John F. Kennedy and John Adams. Massachusetts is also where the Pilgrims arrived in the 1600s. The first ever Thanksgiving is believed to have occurred in the colonial settlement of Plymouth during the autumn of 1621.