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Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont Geographical Region: Is located in the New England of the northeastern of the United States
By: Diana Aguilar
Border States
Massachusetts
Nickname: Bay State
State Motto: Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem(By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty
State Capitol: Boston
Governor: Deval Patrick(to January2015)
Largest Cities: Worcester, Springfield, New Bedford, Lynn, Fall River
Population: 6,692,824 14 of 50
Geography Features
Mountains: North Adams, Bear town, Saddle Ball,
Rivers: Taunton River, Charles River, Deer Field River
Industry And Agriculture
Industry: Machinery, Electric Equipment, Scientific instruments
Agricultures: Cranberries, Vegetables, Dairy Products, Nursery Stack, Seafood
State Bird: Chickadee
State Flower: Mayflower
State Tree: Elm Tree
State Horse: The Morgan Horse
State Muffin: Corn Muffin
State Dessert: Boston Cream Pie
Famous People And Events
Famous People: Matt Damon, John Adams, and Quincy Adams, Samuel Adams, Bronson Alcott, Louisa May Alcott, Horatio Alger's, Susan B. Anthony
Events: Massachusetts was colonized in early 17th century by English Europeans
Massachusetts was mainly inhabited by Algonquian language indigenous tribes
Cape Code National Seashore
You have to pay $3 at the beach entry fee (only 16-61 years of age)
From Boston area taking route 3 south following the Sagamore Bridge in Bourne then follow route 6 eastward to Eastham and Providence located in Eastern Massachusetts
Best time to go is during the spring and summer because their mostly closed in winter months
Look Memorial Park
The Look Memorial Park is located in the village of Florence in Northampton, Massachusetts in Hampshire county
You can get attraction bracelets that will let you ride on rides as many times as you want.($17 per person)
You can go see the Winter Wonderland lights display on Nov. 28-Jan. 1
You can have breakfast with Santa on Dec. 6(gardens house)
You can see Santa's Trains Dec.10-24 (gardens house)
You can have tea and see the trains on Dec. 14-15 (gardens house)
Battleship Cove
o There's going to be a featured event on Jan. 17, 2015 9:00.a.m-4:30.p.m(Space Saturday)
o Its located at the Heart of waterfront at the confluence of the Taunton River and Mount Hope Bay and lies partially beneath the Braga Bridge and adjacent to Fall River Heritage State Park.
Conclusion
Massachusetts is great place to live or to go on a vacation because you can go look at their memorial parks and museums like the Battleship Cove where there's many thing that they have from World War 2. I didn't know that Massachusetts had state bug even a state muffin which is the corn muffin and the state dessert Boston cream pie. I really hope that I get to go visit Massachusetts someday.
Resources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship_Cove
http://www.e-referencedesk.com/resources/state-economy/massachusetts.html
https://sites.google.com/a/pvlearners.net/all-about-massachusetts/home/geographical-features
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