But the precise answer is … Athol. “You know the old joke,” the co-worker said upon hearing my reply. “The governor has three names: Peabody, Marblehead, and Athol.” Yes, I know that joke.

With its fifes, drums and deep Scottish pride, the Atholl Highlanders will march on Friday at the State House parade in Boston. Renowned as Britain’s only private army — the regiment based at ...