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CAPITAL
Boston
POPULATION
6,349,097 (2000)
STATEHOOD
February 6, 1788
Rank: 6th
LARGEST CITIES
Boston (589,141)
Worcester (172,648)
Springfield (152,082)
LAND AREA
7,840 sq. mi.
(20,306 sq. km.)
C o nn ec
RAN
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HIL
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C o n n e c t i c u t R i ve r
Mayflower
Pittsfield
KSH
STATE FLOWER
M A S S AC
BER
NIC
Chickadee
TACO
YO R
GE
STATE BIRD
VERMONT
t i c u t R i ve r
MASSACHUSETTS
STATE FACTS
Quabbin
Reservoir
Springfield
CONNECTICUT
A HARVEST FEAST
A year after 102 Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in
1620, only 51 were still alive. Disease had taken a
heavy toll during the winter of 1621.With 90
Wampanoag, the Pilgrims gratefully celebrated
their harvest with a three-day festival. It was this
harvest celebration that became the legend of the
first Thanksgiving.
SHAKERS OF INNOVATION
In 1783, the Shakers, a religious sect devoted to
pacifism and living a simple, productive life,
established Hancock Village, which today showcases
distinctive Shaker furniture and crafts.The Shakers
were inventors, too.They invented many items used
today, including the potato peeler.
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ATLANTIC
OCEAN
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Lowell
Gloucester
Ma
HUSETTS
h us
et ts
B ay
Worcester
BOSTON
ss a c
Cambridge
Quincy
Provincetown
RHODE
ISLAND
Cape Cod
Plymouth
Cape Cod
Bay
New Bedford
Nantucket
Sound
Marthas
Vineyard
Nantucket
Nantucket
BEAUTIFUL BERKSHIRES
The Berkshire Mountains in
western Massachusetts are
home to many summertime
cultural events.They include
classical and jazz concerts
at Tanglewood, dance at
Jacobs Pillow, and a
Shakespeare festival.
Meanwhile, the states
Atlantic coast boasts rolling
hills, natural harbors, beautiful
beaches, and sand dunes.
Massachusettss bountiful
streams and rivers powered the
states industrial development and
influenced the states economy and
settlement patterns.
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