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Interesting Facts ~ Massachusetts is the 16th most populous and the 44th most extensive of the 50 states ~ ~The state attained statehood on February 6, 1788, becoming the 6th state to join the union ~ ~ Boston Marathon, first run in 1897, is the world’s oldest annual marathon ~ ~ John Hancock Tower is New England’s tallest building at 241 m (790 ft) ~ ~ Mount Greylock is the highest point at 1,063 m (3,489 ft) ~ ~ Lowest point is sea level along the Atlantic coast ~ ~ State motto is Latin for “By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty.” ~ ~ Boston Harbor Islands include dozens of islands managed as a national and state parks ~ ~ Appalachian Trail crosses the Berkshires in the far west ~ ~ Harvard College was founded in 1636, oldest educational institution in the USA ~ ~ There are 14 counties ~ First American public school, Boston Latin School, opened in 1635 ~ ~ Volleyball was invented in Holyoke in 1895 by William G. Morgan ~ ~ Basketball was invented in Springfield in 1891 by James Naismith ~ ~ First American subway opened in Boston in 1897 ~ ~ Fenway Park opened in 1912 and is the oldest Major League Baseball ballpark still in use ~ ~ Official name is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ~ ~ One of four U.S. states that call themselves commonwealths ~ ~ Mayflower, also called trailing arbutus, is the state flower ~ ~ Black-capped chickadee is the state bird ~ American elm is the state tree ~ ~ Atlantic cod is the state fish ~ Boston Terrier is the state dog ~ ~ Route 128 corridor became one of the first major high-tech clusters in the USA ~ ~ Boston opened the first large free municipal public library in the United States in 1854 ~ ~ Granite Railway in Quincy began operating in 1826 as one of the first commercial railroads ~ ~ Cape Cod National Seashore was created in 1961 to protect 64 km (40 mi) of shoreline ~ ~ Pilgrims founded Plymouth Colony in 1620 after arriving on the Mayflower ~ ~ Freedom Trail in Boston is about 4 km (2.5 mi) long ~ ~ Nickname “The Bay State” refers to Massachusetts Bay ~ ~ “First Thanksgiving” was held as a harvest feast before it became a holiday~ ~ Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful telephone call in Boston in 1876 ~ ~~~~~~~~ |
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