Welcome to Massachusetts!
Massachusetts
Capital: Boston
Nicknames: Bay State, Old Colony, Puritan State and Baked Bean State
State Motto: By the Sword We Seek Peace, but Peace Only Under Liberty
State Flower: Mayflower
State Tree: American elm
State Bird: Chickadee
State Fish: Cod
State Song: "All Hail to Massachusetts"
Statehood: Massachusetts was one of the 13 original colonies and the sixth to ratify the Constitution on February 6, 1788.
Area: 8,300 square miles: Only five states are smaller than Massachusetts.
Neighbors: Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and the Atlantic Ocean
