The State of

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts entered the Union on February 6, 1788 as the 6th state.

• The capital of Massachusetts is Boston.

State Symbols

• State Flag

• State Bird: Chickadee

• State Flower: Mayflower

• State Tree: American Elm

Presidents from Massachusetts

• John Adams: 2nd President

• John Quincy Adams: 6th President

• John F. Kennedy: 35th President

• George Bush: 41st President

Other Famous Bay Staters

• Benjamin Franklin: statesman, scientist,

• Paul Revere: silversmith, Revolutionary War figure

• Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel): author, illustrator

• Eli Whitney: inventor

Geography

Waterforms

• Massachusetts is covered by 2,717 square miles of water

• Major Rivers: Charles River, Connecticut River, Hoosic River, Housatonic River, Merrimack River

• Major Lakes: Quabinn Reservoir

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