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This is American elm, the state tree
This is the Cod, the state fish
This is the state flower, the Mayflower
This is the state bird, the Black-capped Chickadee
Massachusetts is our 6th state and was founded in January 26 of
1837. Massachusetts's capital is Boston. Massachusetts's state
flower is the
Mayflower (ground laurel) and the state
tree is the American
elm. The state
bird is the Black-capped Chickadee and the
Cod is the state
fish. Massachusetts's nicknames are "The Bay State", the "Old Bay State", the "Old Colony State", the "Puritan State", and the "Baked Beans State". Did you know ... that
basketball and
volleyball where invented and first played in this state.
