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Massachusetts Facts and Information

   
Abbreviation MA
Capital Boston
Size Total (Land + Water) 10,555 sq miles; Land Only 7,840 sq miles
Number of Counties 14
Time Zone Eastern Time Zone
Bordering States Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Highest Point Mount Greylock, 3,489 feet
National Parks None
Population (2015) 6,794,422
Population Density 866.6 people / square mile
Area Codes 339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
Top 5 Cities (2010 population) Boston (617,594)
Worcester (181,045)
Springfield (153,060)
Lowell (106,519)
Cambridge (105,162)
Statehood Feb. 6, 1788
Electoral Votes 11
Governor Official Massachusetts Governor Website
U. S. Senators List of U. S. Senators From Massachusetts
U. S. Representatives List of U. S. Representatives From Massachusetts
Senators List of Massachusetts State Senators
Representatives List of Massachusetts State Representatives
Government Official Site
Constitution Massachusetts State Constitution
Road Conditions Massachusetts Road Conditions
Quarter Issue Date January 3, 2000
Beverage Cranberry juice
Bird Chickadee
Cat Tabby cat
Cookie Chocolate chip cookie
Dessert Boston cream pie
Dog Boston terrier
Fish Cod
Flower Mayflower
Folk Hero Johnny Appleseed
Fossil Dinosaur tracks
Horse Morgan horse
Insect Ladybug
Mottos Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
Muffin Corn muffin
Nickname Bay State; Old Colony State
State Tree American elm
NCAA Division I Schools Boston College (ACC)
Boston University (Patriot)
Harvard University (Ivy)
College of the Holy Cross (Patriot)
University of Massachusetts Amherst (Atlantic 10)
Northeastern University (Colonial Athletic Association)
Gas Tax $0.2654 / Gallon
Cigarette Tax $3.51 / Pack
Tourist Attractions Martha's Vineyard Island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
Tourist Attractions Six Flags New England Amusement park in Agawam, Massachusetts.
Tourist Attractions Faneuil Hall Shopping mall in Boston, Massachusetts.
Tourist Attractions Freedom Trail 2.5-mile-long path through downtown Boston, Massachusetts, that passes by 16 locations of historical significance.
Tourist Attractions Museum of Fine Arts Boston Art museum in Boston, Massachusetts.
Tourist Attractions New England Aquarium Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts.
Tourist Attractions Tanglewood Music center in Lenox, Massachusetts.
Tourist Attractions USS Constitution Historic battleship in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
Tourist Attractions Boston Common Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
Tourist Attractions Museum of Science Science museum in Boston, Massachusetts.
Tourist Attractions Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Basketball hall of fame museum in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Tourist Attractions Jiminy Peak Ski resort in Hancock, Massachusetts.
Tourist Attractions Wachusett Mountain Ski resort in Princeton, Massachusetts.
Tourist Attractions Harvard Square City center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Tourist Attractions Institute of Contemporary Art Boston Art museum in Boston, Massachusetts.
Tourist Attractions Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Museum of international art in Boston, Massachusetts.
Tourist Attractions Peabody Essex Museum Art museum in Salem, Massachusetts.
Fun Facts British colonist John Smith named Massachusetts for the Massachusett tribe. The name "Massachusetts" meant “near the great hill.”
Fun Facts The first lighthouse in the United States was built on Little Brewster Island in the Boston Harbor in 1716.
Fun Facts Basketball was invented in December 1891 by James Naismith in Springfield.
Fun Facts Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William Morgan in Holyoke. Volleyball was originally called "Mintonette."
Fun Facts Boston Common, established in 1634, is the first public park in the United States.
Fun Facts The Boston subway, which opened on September 1, 1897, is the first subway system in the United States.
Fun Facts Boston Public Library is the second largest public library in the United States. Harvard University Library, also in Boston, is the third largest library in the United States.
Fun Facts The first telephone call in history was made between inventor Alexander Graham Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, on March 10, 1876, in Boston. Bell spoke the words, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you” and Watson heard it from the receiver in the next room.
Fun Facts Boston Latin School, founded in 1635, is the first public school in the United States. It is also the oldest existing school in the United States.
Fun Facts In 2003, Massachusetts became the first stage to legalize same-sex marriage.
Fun Facts In Massachusetts, it is illegal to give alcoholic beverages to a hospital patient, unless directed by a physician.
Fun Facts The first printed book in the United States was the Bay Psalm Book, first printed in 1640 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Name Origin From Massachusett tribe of Native Americans, meaning “at or about the great hill”
Residents Names Bay Stater
Tourism Office Website www.massvacation.com
Tourism Office Phone Number 800-227-MASS

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