Worcester

Worcester, county, central Massachusetts, U.S., bordered on the north by New Hampshire and on the south by Rhode Island and Connecticut. It is an upland region, the principal streams being the Nashua, Blackstone, Quinebaug, and French rivers. The county also contains Quabbin, Wachusett, and Sudbury reservoirs, as well as Quaboag Pond and Lakes Monomonock and Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. There are more than 25 state parklands, notably Lake Dennison State Park and Leominster State Forest. Nipmuc Indians inhabited...