State Facts


Massachusetts

Capitol

Boston

Statehood

February 6, 1778, the sixth state

Area

8,262 square miles (21,398 square kilometers)

Highest Point

Mount Greylock, 3,491 feet (1,064 meters) above sea level

Lowest Point

Along the Atlantic Ocean, sea level

State Flag

State Seal

State Bird

Chickadee

State Flower

Mayflower

State Tree

American Elm


Michigan

Capitol

Lansing

Statehood

January 26, 1837, the twenty-sixth state

Area

58,513 square miles (151,548 square kilometers)

Highest Point

Mount Curwood, 1,980 feet (604 meters) above sea level

Lowest Point

Along Lake Erie, 572 feet (174 meters) above sea level

State Flag

State Seal

State Bird

Robin

State Flower

Apple Blossom

State Tree

White Pine


Minnesota

Capitol

St. Paul

Statehood

May 11, 1858, the thirty-second state

Area

84,397 square miles (218,587 square kilometers)

Highest Point

Eagle Mountain, 2,301 feet (701 meters) above sea level

Lowest Point

Along Lake Superior, 602 feet (83 meters) above sea level

State Flag

State Seal

State Bird

Common Loon

State Flower

Pink and white lady's slipper

State Tree

Norway Pine