Massachusetts
- Admitted to statehood: Feb. 6, 1788
- Origin of name: From Indian tribe named after "large hill place"
- Capital: Boston
- Nickname: "The Bay State"
- Motto: "Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem" (Translation:
"By the Sword We Seek Peace, but Peace only Under Liberty")
- Beverage: Cranberry Juice
- Bird: Chickadee
- Flower: Mayflower
- Song: "All Hail to Massachusetts"
- Stone: Rhodonite (Gem)
- Tree: American Elm
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