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Outside Faneuil Hall on Boston's Freedom Trail. It has served as a marketplace and a meeting hall since 1742. It was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis, and others encouraging independence from Great Britain. |
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Website : www.mass.gov |
Capital
: Boston |
Highest
point : Mount
Greylock, 3,487 feet |
Area : 10,555 square miles,
44th largest state. |
Population : 6,349,097
(2000 census) |
Motto
: Ense petit placidam sub libertate (By the sword we seek peace,
but peace only under liberty)
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Admitted to
Union : February 6, 1788 |
State
Song : "All Hail to
Massachusetts" |
State Bird : Black-capped Chickadee
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State Flower : Mayflower
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State Tree : American Elm
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