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