Here is the next instalment of my monthly feature going
through the States of the United States in alphabetical order to check out how
they got named, what their flag is like and other things of interest.
Location –
Massachusetts is a New England
state. One of the original 13 colonies.
Pronounciation –
mass-a-shoe-sis (not proper phonetic spelling just how I say it)
Nickname –
The Bay State
Flag
Capital –
Boston (famous for that Tea Party)
Flower –
Mayflower
Bird –
Black capped chickadee, Wild Turkey
State
Tree
– American Elm
State
Sport – Basketball and volleyball are said to have been
invented in Massachusetts
Signature
foods – Boston Cream Pie, Boston Baked Beans, Clam Chowder
Rockport |
Famous
places to visit – Harvard University, Cheers location, Appalachian
Trail, Rockport, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard
Famous
businesses/brands – Berkshire Hathaway, Converse, Facebook,
Famous
people from Massachusetts - The Kennedy's, e.e. cummings,
Sylvia Plath, Dr Seuss, Norman Rockwell, Dr Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Whistler
(the artist), Bette Davis, Geena Davis, Jay Leno, Barbara Walters, Louisa May
Alcott, George Patton, Leonard Bernstein, James Taylor, Donna Summer, Alexander
Graham Bell
Go to this
Pinboard to see the States of the Month so far. After this State there are still 25 left to
do!
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