MASSACHUSETTS 
             "Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem" 
  "By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty."


 
Date Admitted:  1788 (6th) 
Capital:  Boston 
Largest City:  Boston 
Population:  6,117,520 
State Song:  "All Hail to Massachusetts" 
                    Lyrics 
State Bird:  Chickadee 
State Tree:  American Elm 
State Flower:  Mayflower 
Nickname:  The Bay State 
State Constitution:  MA Constitution 
Official State Web Page:  Massachusetts 
Department of Education:  Schools 
Electronic Library:  MA Library 

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Links of Interest 

News and Media 
   Massachusetts News 
   State House News Service 
   Town Online 
   Massachusetts Magazine 
   Massachusetts Weather 

Travel and Tourism 
   BostonNorth.com 
   Discover the Coastal Villages 
   Massachusetts Office of  
      Travel and Tourism 
   Massachusetts Tourist Information 
   Travel Massachusetts 
   Visit Massachusetts 
   Roads of Massachusetts 
   Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
   Massachusetts 

History and Community 
   Massachusetts Foundation 
      for the Humanities 
   Massachusetts Archives 
   Slavery in Massachusetts 
   Massachusetts Historical Society 
   United States Naval & 
      Shipbuilding Museum Online 
   MassLink 
   Cape Cod National Seashore 
   Massachusetts State Forests 
   State Parks in the Berkshires 
 

 
            Adopted in 1915 
           Amended in 1971 

Elected Officials  
    Governor:  
        Argeo Paul Cellucci 
    Senators:  
        Edward Kennedy 
        John Kerry 
    Representatives:  
        John Olver -- 1st District  
        Richard Neal -- 2nd District  
        James McGovern -- 3rd District  
        Barney Frank -- 4th District  
        Martin Meehan -- 5th District 
        John Tierney -- 6th District 
        Edward Markey -- 7th District 
        Joseph Kennedy II -- 8th District 
        John Moakley -- 9th District 
        William Delahunt -- 10th District