Northeastern United States
New England region
The Northeastern United States is the region comprising the states from Maine south to Maryland or Virginia, west to Pennsylvania or Ohio.
Definitions vary, but typically include New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut) plus New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
The region is the most densely populated in the country, anchored by the Boston-to-Washington corridor.
Often shortened to the Northeast.
Northeast U.S. region
- MainePine Tree State
- VermontNortheastern state, small population
- New HampshireNortheastern state, smallest land
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
Rhode Island · Connecticut · New York · Pennsylvania · New Jersey · Delaware · Maryland · Atlantic Coast
Industrial product creation
- textilesWoven or knit materials
- shipbuildingConstructing maritime vessels
- factoriesIndustrial production facilities
- millsFactories or grinders
labor · unions · steel · coal · ironworks · railroads · foundries · industrialization
Elite university athletic conference
- HarvardPrestigious Cambridge university
- YaleIvy League institution
- PrincetonIvy League university
- ColumbiaAmerica personified, or its namesakes
MIT · university · college town · research · liberal arts · campus · prep school · scholarship
Large important city
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
- brownstoneSandstone-faced urban dwelling
- boroughAdministrative town or district
bodega · deli · taxi · commute · gridlock · congestion · downtown · nightlife
Year's coldest quarter
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- nor'easterNortheastern coastal storm system
- frostThin ice coating
ice · sleet · windchill · flurries · freezing · fall foliage · humid · muggy
Of occupied territories
- PilgrimsPlymouth's founding English colonists
- PuritansEnglish Protestant reformers
- ConstitutionGoverning principles document
- Founding FathersRevolutionary-era American statesmen
Quakers · Federalist · Underground Railroad · Abolitionism · Ellis Island · Gettysburg · Civil War · Harlem Renaissance
New England
Northeast U.S. region
- MainePine Tree State
- VermontNortheastern state, small population
- New HampshireNortheastern state, smallest land
Massachusetts · Rhode Island · Connecticut · New York · Pennsylvania · New Jersey · Delaware · Maryland · Atlantic Coast · Chesapeake Bay
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- textilesWoven or knit materials
- shipbuildingConstructing maritime vessels
- factoriesIndustrial production facilities
mills · labor · unions · steel · coal · ironworks · railroads · foundries · industrialization · fishing
Ivy League
Elite university athletic conference
Columbia · MIT · university · college town · research · liberal arts · campus · prep school · scholarship · tenure
metropolis
Large important city
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
- brownstoneSandstone-faced urban dwelling
borough · bodega · deli · taxi · commute · gridlock · congestion · downtown · nightlife · high-rise
winter
Year's coldest quarter
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- nor'easterNortheastern coastal storm system
frost · ice · sleet · windchill · flurries · freezing · fall foliage · humid · muggy · lake effect
colonial
Of occupied territories
- PilgrimsPlymouth's founding English colonists
- PuritansEnglish Protestant reformers
- ConstitutionGoverning principles document
Founding Fathers · Quakers · Federalist · Underground Railroad · Abolitionism · Ellis Island · Gettysburg · Civil War · Harlem Renaissance · Prohibition
Northeastern United StatesSouthwest
Arid American expanse
Southern United States · Western United States · Deep South · Bible Belt · Sun Belt
Northeastern United StatesDeep South
Southernmost American states
Bible Belt · rural America · heartland · Dixie · Sun Belt
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