* Massachusetts is named after a local native american tribe. The name means "a large hill place."

* The capital of Massachusetts is Boston

* Massachusetts became a state on February 6, 1788

* Massachusetts is 10,555 square miles in size, the 44th biggest in the US

* The state bird of Massachusetts is the Chickadee

* The state flower of Massachusetts is the Mayflower

* The state tree of Massachusetts is the American Elm (Ulmus americana)

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