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| Capital
City: |
Boston |
| Location: |
42.33602 N, 071.01789 W |
| Area: |
10555 sq. mi. |
| Population: |
6,117,000 (7/97) |
| Statehood: |
February 6, 1788; 6th state |
| Song: |
Hail Massachusetts |
| words & music by: Richard K. Fletcher |
| Nickname: |
Bay State |
| Origin of states name: |
Named after local Indian tribe whose name |
| means "a large hill place" |
| Time
zone: |
Eastern |
| Other Cities: |
Springfield, Worchester; |
| Border
States: |
Connecticut,
New Hampshire, New York, |
| Rhode Island,
Vermont; |
| Geographic Center: |
Rutland, 12 mi. northwest of Worchester |
| Coastline: |
192 mi. |
| Highest Point: |
Mt. Greylock; 3491 feet |
| Agriculture: |
Seafood, nursery stock, dairy
products, |
| cranberries, vegetables; |
| Industry: |
Machinery, tourism, printing & publishing |
| National
Park: |
none |
| Topography: |
Gentle hill country in west, land in west is
rocky |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 70 to 74 |
| Temperature Winter: |
F° 25 to 30 |
| Flower: |
Mayflower |
| Tree: |
American Elm |
| Newspapers: |
Boston
Herald |
| Attractions: |
Massachusetts
Attractions. Roadside America |
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