Massachusetts was founded by the people that owned Massachusetts Bay Company. This company was a business venture by a group of Englishmen. It was also another venture for Dorchester Company that had at first failed in the Colonies.

The Dorchester was created in 1931.

The address of the Dorchester Historical Society is: 195 Boston St, Dorchester, MA 02125-1613

The phone number of the Dorchester Public Library is: -3.

Malcolm McAlpine, part of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons, created the Dorchester Hotel, which opened in 1931. Other projects by the company include the St. Enoch Centre and the Eden project.