Massachusetts

Massachusetts
Information
Located	United States
Capital	Boston
Major cities	Cambridge Plymouth Sandwich, Cape Cod Worcester
Status	Active
State bird	Black-capped chickadee
State flower	Trailing arbutus
State insect	Ladybug
State tree	American elm
State motto	Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
Nickname	The Bay State
Statehood year	February 6, 1788
Previous state in statehood	Connecticut
Next state in statehood	Maryland

Massachusetts is the sixth state to be admitted into the United States.

Description

Capital: Boston

Monument: Paul Revere House

Notes

• The Explorers Club's HQ is in Boston, Massachusetts, near the Paul Revere House.
• Plymouth Rock was in Massachusetts, where the Pilgrims landed almost 400 years ago.
• The first subway system ever in the United States was built in Boston.

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External links

Massachusetts on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia