Massachusetts State Guide

Capital: Boston

February 06, 1788 (6th state)

Massachusetts State Map: Guide and Information Resources One of the six New England states, and one of the first 13 states in the Union (it entered on February 6, 1788), Massachusetts is known as the "Old Colony State." The Pilgrims established their settlement at Plymouth in 1620, arriving on the Mayflower. They were followed shortly by the Puritans, who established the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Puritans named their colony after a local Indian tribe whose name means "a large hill place." The birthplace of many of the ideals of the American Revolution, Massachusetts attracted people who believed in self-government. It's appropriate that the state flower is the mayflower, also known as the trailing arbutus.

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Largest City- Boston
Area - 10,555 square miles [Massachusetts is the 44th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 6,349,097 (as of 2000) [Massachusetts is the 13th most populous state in the USA]
Major Industries - textiles, electronics, publishing, education, tourism, fishing
Presidential Birthplaces

John Adams was born in Braintree (now Quincy) on October 30, 1735 (he was the 2nd US President, serving from 1797 to 1801).
John Quincy Adams was born in Braintree (now Quincy) on July 11, 1767 (he was the 6th US President, serving from 1825 to 1829).
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline on May 29, 1917 (he was the 35th US President, serving from 1961 to 1963).
George Herbert Walker Bush was born in Milton on June 12, 1924 (he was the 41st US President, serving from 1989 to 1993).

Major Rivers - Charles River, Connecticut River, Merrimack River
Major Lake - Quabbin Reservoir
Highest Point - Mt. Greylock - 3,491 feet (1,064 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Bordering Body of Water - Atlantic Ocean

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