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Capital: Boston
* Population: 6,349,097
Governor: Jane Swift
(R, to January 2003)
* Entered the Union:
Feb. 6, 1788
* As the: 6the state
* Motto: Ense petite
placidam sub liberate
quietem (By the sword
we seek peace, but
peace only under liberty) * Nickname: Bay State,
Old Colony State
* Flower: Mayflower
* Bird: Chickadee
* Song: All Hail to
Massachusetts
* Sports Teams: Boston
Celtics(Basketball),
New England Patriots(Football),
Boston
Red Sox(Baseball), Boston Bruins(Hockey) * Origin of Name: From
two Indian words
meaning "Great Mountain
Place"
* Major Industries:
Health Care, tourism,
education, finance,
insurance, farming,
fishing * Historical Sites:
Minute Man National
Historical Park, Boston's
National Historical
Park, Old State House(Boston), Old South Meeting House(Boston), Bunker Hill Monument(Boston), Old North Church h(Boston), Paul Revere's House(Boston), Charlestown Navy Yard * Points of Interest:
Cape Cod, USS
Constitution, and the
John F. Kennedy
Library and Museum * Bordering States:
Connecticut, New
Hampshire, New York,
Rhode Island,
Vermont * Flag:
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