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US States
- Massachusetts
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| State of Massachusetts |
| State Capitol 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: |
6,398,743 (2005 Estimate) |
| National Rank: |
13 |
| Total Area: |
10,555 square miles |
| National Rank: |
44 |
| Nickname: |
Bay State |
| Time Zone: |
Eastern Time Zone |
| Low Point: |
Sea Level |
| High Point: |
3,487 Feet - Mount Greylock |
| State Berry: |
Cranberry |
| State Beverage: |
Cranberry Juice |
| State Bird: |
Black-Capped Chickadee |
| State Fish: |
Cod |
| State Flower: |
Mayflower |
| State Folk Dance: |
Square Dance |
| State Folk Song: |
"Massachusetts" |
| State Fossil: |
Dinosaur Tracks |
| State Gemstone: |
Rhodonite |
| State Horse: |
Morgan Horse |
| State Insect: |
Ladybug |
| State Marine Mammal: |
Right Whale |
| State Mineral: |
Babingtonite |
| State Motto: |
"Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem"
(By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty) |
| State Muffin: |
Corn Muffin |
| State Rock: |
Roxbury Puddingstone |
| State Shell: |
New England Neptune |
| State Soil: |
Paxton Soil Series |
| State Song: |
"All Hail to Massachusetts" |
| State Tree: |
American Elm |
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