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State of Massachusetts |
| Address: |
State House |
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Room 360 |
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Boston, Massachusetts 02133 |
| Phone: |
(617) 725-4005 |
| Fax: |
(617) 727-9725 |
| Admitted: |
February 6, 1788 |
| Population: |
6,984,723 (2021 Estimate) |
| National Rank: |
15 |
| Total Area: |
10,555 square miles |
| National Rank: |
44 |
| Nickname: |
The Bay State |
| Time Zone: |
Eastern Time Zone |
| Low Point: |
Sea Level |
| High Point: |
3,487 Feet - Mount Greylock |
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| Berry: |
Cranberry |
| Beverage: |
Cranberry Juice |
| Bird: |
Black-Capped Chickadee |
| Building Stone: |
Granite |
| Colors: |
Blue, Green, and Cranberry |
| Cookie: |
Chocolate Chip Cookie |
| Dessert: |
Boston Cream Pie |
| Dog: |
Boston Terrier |
| Donut: |
Boston Creme Donut |
| Fish: |
Atlantic Cod |
| Flower: |
Mayflower |
| Folk Dance: |
Square Dance |
| Folk Song: |
"Massachusetts" |
| Fossil: |
Dinosaur Track |
| Game Bird: |
Wild Turkey |
| Gemstone: |
Rhodonite |
| Hero: |
Samuel Whittemore |
| Heroine: |
Deborah Sampson |
| Horse: |
Morgan Horse |
| Insect: |
Ladybug |
| Marine Mammal: |
Right Whale |
| Mineral: |
Babingtonite |
| Motto: |
"Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem"
(By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty) |
| Muffin: |
Corn Muffin |
| Poem: |
"Blue Hills of Massachusetts" |
| Reptile: |
Garter Snake |
| Rock: |
Roxbury Puddingstone |
| Shell: |
New England Neptune |
| Soil: |
Paxton Soil Series |
| Song: |
"All Hail to Massachusetts" |
| Sport: |
Basketball |
| Tree: |
American Elm |
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