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25 Surprising Massachusetts Geography Facts: Boston, Cape Cod & Lost Towns
Discover 25 surprising Massachusetts geography facts, from the ancient microcontinent beneath Boston to the four towns erased to create the Quabbin Reservoir. Beyond Pilgrims, lighthouses and Revolutionary War battlefields lies a landscape shaped by continental collisions, glaciers and ambitious engineering.
Explore Avalonia, Roxbury puddingstone and the Berkshires—the worn-down roots of an ancient mountain range. Uncover dinosaur footprints in the Connecticut Valley, the glacial origins of Walden Pond and the drowned drumlins of Boston Harbor.
Highlights include:
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