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Massachusetts
Welcome to Massachusetts and a brief overview of The Bay State.
The New England State of Massachusetts is located on the northeast coast of the 48 "conterminous" states. It is bordered on the north by Vermont and New Hampshire and on the south by Conntecticut and Rhode Island. On the east, Massachusetts is bordered by Cape Cod Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. On the west, Massachusetts is bordered by New York.
- Statehood: February 6, 1788 (6th state)
- Abbreviation: Mass. (traditional), MA (postal)
- Capital: Boston.
- Size: 8,284 square miles, includes inland water (45th)
- Coastline: 192 miles.
- Latin motto: Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
- State bird: Chickadee (Penthestes atricapillus) adopted 1941.
- State flower: Mayflower (Epigaea repens) adopted 1918.
- State songs:
- "All Hail to Massachusetts", words and music by Arthur J. Marsh, adopted 1966.
- "Massachusetts", by Arlo Guthrie, adopted 1981.
- "The Road to Boston", composer unknown, adopted 1985.
- "Massachusetts (Because of You Our Land is Free)", by Bernard Davidson, adopted 1989.
- "The Great State of Massachusetts", words by George A. Wells, music by J. Earl Bley, adopted 1997.
- "Say Hello to Someone in Massachusett", by Lenny Gomulka, adopted 1998.
- "Ode to the Commonwealth", by Joseph Falzone, adopted 2000.
- State tree: American elm (Ulmus americana) adopted 1941.
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