EXPLORING NEW ENGLAND BY SAMANTHA S BELL CONTENT CONSULTANT Adam Sweeting PhD Division of Humanities Chair Boston University Cover image The Portland Head Light is the oldest lighthouse in Maine Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com EXPLORING AMERICA’S REGIONS
CHAPTER ONE
WELCOME TO NEW ENGLAND New England is a region of beautiful mountainsides Colorful fall trees line scenery Waterfalls flow down the the roadways Sandy beaches range for miles and miles It’s no wonder that New England attracts so many people New England is in the northeastern United States It includes the states of Maine Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut New England is known for its covered bridges which span many of the region’s rivers