Statehood:  February 6, 1788 ((6^th State)

State song: "All Hail to Massachusetts " (1966)

State bird: chickadee (1941)

State tree: American elm (1941)

State flower: mayflower (1918)

State Beverage: cranberry juice (1970);

State Insect: ladybug (1974);

State Cookie: chocolate chip (1997);

State Muffin: corn muffin (1986);

State Dessert: Boston cream pie (1996)

State Nickname: The Bay State

State Motto: "Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem" - ( By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)

Highest Point: The highest point in Massachusetts is Mount Greylock at 3,487 feet above sea level.  Mount Greylock State Reservation

Lowest Point: The lowest point in Massachusetts is sea level where Massachusetts meets the Atlantic Ocean .

Largest cities: Boston, 559,034; Worcester, 175,898; Springfield, 151,732; Lowell, 103,111; Cambridge, 100,135; Brockton, 94,632; New Bedford, 93,102; Fall River, 91,802; Quincy, 90,250; Lynn, 88,792:

Famous Massachusettans: John Adams 2nd U.S. president, Braintree
John Quincy Adams 6th U.S. president, Braintree
Samuel Adams patriot, Boston
Jack Albertson actor, Malden
Horatio Alger author, Revere
Susan B. Anthony woman suffragist, Adams
F. Lee Bailey defense attorney, Waltham
Clara Barton American Red Cross founder, Oxford

Population (Quick Facts): 6,437,193:

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/25000.html

Official State website: http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=mg2homepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=massgov2

State Legislature:

 http://www.mass.gov/legis/

Capital of Massachusetts:

http://www.cityofboston.gov/

United States Department of Agriculture:

http://www.mass.gov/agr/massgrown/

Department of Public Safety: http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopshomepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eeops

Transportation:

http://www.mbta.com/

International Trades:

http://www.mass.gov/moiti/

Natural Resources:

http://www.ma.nrcs.usda.gov/

Maps for the state of Massachusetts:

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismap/mapidx.htm

Massachusetts State Job link:

http://www.jobbankusa.com/jobs/massachusetts_ma/job_employment_education.html

Tourism and Travel:

http://www.visit-massachusetts.com/

Museums:

http://www.museumlink.com/massachu.htm

State Parks: 

http://www.mass.gov/dcr/forparks.htm

Public Library Service:

http://www.publiclibraries.com/massachusetts.htm

Zip Codes:

http://www.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/MA/A.html