Worcester, Massachusetts

City: Worcester

County: Worcester

State: Massachusetts

Lat/Long: 42.2500, -71.8000

Located thirty-seven miles west of Boston, Worcester serves as the county seat of Worcester County. The first permanent settlement in Worcester was made in 1713, and Worcester was incorporated as a city in 1848.

Webster's New Geographical Dictionary (Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, 1988), 1351.