| Capital
City: |
Boston |
|
| Nickname: |
Bay State / Old
Colony State |
| Motto: |
Ense Petit
Placidam Sub Libertate quietem (By the Sword We Seek Peace, But Peace
Only Under Liberty) |
| Statehood: |
May 16, 1788
(6th) |
| Origin
of State's Name: |
Named after
local Indian tribe whose name means "a large hill
place." |
| Largest
Cities: |
Boston,
Worcester, Springfield, Lowell, New Bedford |
| Border
States: |
Connecticut, New
Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont |
| Land
Area: |
7,838 sq. mi.;
45th largest |
| State
Bird: |
Black-capped
Chickadee (Penthestes atricapillus) |
| State
Flower: |
Mayflower (epigaea
regens) |
| State
Tree: |
American Elm (ulmus
americana) |
| State
Song: |
Hail
Massachusetts |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
