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The Bay State
- State Site: Official Web Site of the State of Massachusetts
- Capital City:
- Boston, since 1630.
- Boston
- Boston Apartments
- Capitol: About the Capitol
- Abbreviations:
- Postal: MA
- Traditional: Mass.
- Admission to Union:
- February 6th, 1788, 6th State.
- State List
- Ancestry / Genealogy:
- Apartments: Massachusetts Apartments
- Area:
- Massachusetts Geography, 10,555 square miles.
- State List
- Area Codes: Massachusetts Area Codes
- Biographies: Notable Bay Staters
- Bird:
- Black-capped Chickadee, Parus atricapillus
- State List
- Birth Records: Obtaining Copies of Vital Records
- Border States:
- North, Vermont and New Hampshire
- South, Connecticut and Rhode Island
- West, New York
- The Atlantic Ocean borders Massachusetts on the east.
- Citizens: Massachusetts Citizens
- Climate: Climatology For Massachusetts
- Constitution: Massachusetts Constitution, 6th state to enter the Union.
- County Profile: Massachusetts Counties
- Courts: The Massachusetts Court System
- Current Events: Massachusetts News
- Death Records: Obtaining Copies of Vital Records
- Department of: State Agencies
- Driving: License & ID Information
- Economy:
- Agriculture: Greenhouse and nursery products (flowers, ornamental shrubs) are the primary source of farm income in Massachusetts. Milk ranks second and cranberries rank third among the other agricultural products of the state. Massachusetts produces more than 25% of the cranberries grown in the nation. Hay is the major field crop. Other agricultural products include beef cattle, eggs, apples, peaches, sweet corn and other fruits and vegetables. [Find out more]
- Manufacturing: Computer and electronic products (computer equipment, microchips) are the state's leading manufactured products. Manufacture of communication equipment (broadcasting devices, military communications systems, telephone equipment) is also important. Automation control devices, oscilloscopes and other instruments are also produced in the state. Fabricated metal products (ammunition, guns, hand tools, knives, stampings, valves) rank second in the manufacturing sector followed by chemicals (pharmaceuticals, cleaning products, photographic materials).
- Services: Community, business and personal services (private health care, private schools, law firms, computer programming and network services, engineering companies) is the most important service sector in Massachusetts. The state is one of the world's important medical research centers and private universities and colleges are major employers. Finance, insurance and real estate ranks second. Boston, home of a stock exchange and many large insurance and holding companies, ranks among the country's major financial centers. Wholesale (automobiles, groceries, petroleum) and retail (automobile dealerships, food stores, gas stations ) trade ranks third among the state's service industries.
- Mining: Production of sand and gravel (concrete, roadbeds) and crushed stone (asphalt pavement, road surfaces) is responsible for most of the state's mining income. Clays and granite are also mined in Massachusetts.
- Fishing: Massachusetts is one of the leading commercial fishing states. New Bedford accounts for about half the scallops produced in the nation. Massachusetts' commercial fishing industry delivers a broad range of product including cod, flounder, haddock, lobster, ocean perch, whiting, clams, crabs, hake, herring, pollock, squid, swordfish and tuna.
- Flag:
- Fishing:
- Flower:
- Mayflower (Epigaea repens)
- State List
- Genealogical Resources:
- Geographic Center: Massachusetts Geography
- Governor:
- Highest Point: Mount Greylock, 3,487 feet above sea level.
- Highway Markers: Massachusetts
- History:
- Hunting:
- Judiciary: Massachusetts Courts
- Largest Cities: 10 Largest Cities
- Legislature: Massachusetts State Legislature
- Library: State Library of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Passenger License Plate - License Plates: Massachusetts
- Lottery: Massachusetts State Lottery
- Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean, Seal level.
- Maps: Massachusetts Maps
- Marriage: Obtaining Copies of Vital Records
- Media:
- Motor Vehicles: Registry of Motor Vehicles
- Motto:
- Museums: Massachusetts Museums
- National Forests: (None)
- National Parks: National Parks in Massachusetts
- Natural Resources: Fertile Connecticut River Valley soils, most rich in peat, deposits of sand and gravel, glacial stones and boulders (granite, marble) are the most important natural resources of Massachusetts.
- Newspapers: Massachusetts
- Nickname: for Massachusetts
- Non-transients: Find A Grave
- Online Services: State Online Services
- Origin of State's name: Massachusetts
- Political Cartoons: PoliticalCartoons.com
- Population:
- Representatives:
- U.S. House: U.S. House of Representatives Your Representatives
- U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Your Senators
- Massachusetts House: State Representatives.
- Massachusetts Senate: State Senators
- Road Side America: Massachusetts
- Senior Citizens: Executive Office of Elder Affairs
- Song: Multiple
- State Parks: Massachusetts State Parks
- State Quarter: Massachusetts
- Symbols: Massachusetts Symbols
- Tax Forms:
- Topography: State Topography Image: Massachusetts
- Travel:
- Tree: American Elm (Ulmus americana)
- Unclaimed Funds: Abandoned Property Division
- Veteran Affairs: Department of Veterans' Services
- Vital Records: Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
- Voting: Voter Information
- Weather:
- Web Cams: Massachusetts Webcams
- Zip Codes:
- Massachusetts Zip Codes
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