About Massachusetts

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Name:	Massachusetts
Origin of Name:	From Massachusett tribe of Native Americans, meaning "at or about the great hill"
Nicknames:	"Bay State" and "Old Colony State"
Discovered:	1492 by Christopher Columbus
Original Colony:	1620 (Plymouth Colony)
Entered the Union:	Feb. 6, 1788 (6th)
Communities:	50 Cities, 301 Towns
Largest:	Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Lowell, Cambridge, Brockton, New Bedford, Fall River, Lynn, Quincy
Counties:	Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Nantucket
Land Area:	7,840 sq mi. (20,306 sq km)
State Capital:	Boston
State Motto:	Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
State Flower:	Mayflower (1918)
State Tree:	American Elm (1941)
State Bird:	Chickadee (1941)
State Song:	“All Hail to Massachusetts” (1966)
State Beverage:	Cranberry Juice (1970)
State Insect:	Ladybug (1974)
State Cookie:	Chocolate Chip (1997)
State Muffin:	Corn Muffin (1986)
State Dessert:	Boston Cream Pie (1996)
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