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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