Eastern United States South's culture remain deeply rooted in the American Civil War. In the last few decades, the Southern US has been attracting domestic and international migrants, and the American South is among the fastest-growing areas in the United States. New England is a region of the United States located in the northeastern corner of the country, bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Canada and the state of New York, consisting of the modern states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. In one of the earliest English settlements in the New World, English Pilgrims from Europe first settled in
Transportation in New England commuter rail service throughout eastern Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island. The New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Metro-North Railroad provides commuter rail service in southwestern Connecticut, while the Connecticut Department of Transportation operates the Shore Line East commuter rail service along the Connecticut coastline east of New Haven. Amtrak provides interstate rail service throughout New England. Boston is the northern terminus of the Northeast Corridor line. The "Vermonter" connects Vermont to Massachusetts and Connecticut, while the "Downeaster" links Maine to Boston. The largest and busiest airport in New England is Logan International Airport in Boston, which has many daily