MASSACHUSETTS (MA)
Bay State, Old Colony

Population (2003): 6,433,422 (13th)
Area: 10,555 sq. mi. (44th) (27,337 sq. km.)
Flower: Mayflower
Bird: Chickadee
Tree: American elm
Song: "All Hail to Massachusetts"
Entered Union: February 6, 1788 (6th)
Capital and Largest City: Boston (population: 589,281)
Other Large Cities (with pop.): Worcester, 174,962; Springfield, 151,915; Lowell, 104,901; Cambridge 101,807

Important Products: industrial machinery, electronic equipment, instruments, printing and publishing, metal products, fish, flowers and shrubs, cranberries

Places to Visit: Plymouth Rock; Minute Man National Historical Park; Children's Museum, Boston; Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield; Old Sturbridge Village; Martha's Vineyard; Cape Cod; historical sites in Boston