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2. State Capital : Boston. Population: 6,344,4097 Statehood: Feb. 6, 1788, the sixth State. State Nickname: The Bay State Source: w ww.WorldBook.com Massachusetts

3. Area: 8,263 miles, including 423 miles of inland water but excluding 977 miles of Atlantic coastal water. State motto: By sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty Massachusetts Source: www.WorldBook.com

4. Boston is the state’s most important harbor. It has 4,230 miles of rivers. The Connecticut River is the state’s most important waterway. Deerfield, Westfield Rivers, Chicopee, and Millers rivers are also in Massachusetts. Major mountains and/ or deserts: The Taconic Mountains Source: www.WorldBook.com

6. Cape Cod Source: www.WorldBook.com

7. Boats docked at Boston's historic waterfront. Source: Facts on File World Atlas Online 2010 Massachusetts

8. The Edgarton Lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard Source: Facts on File World Atlas Online 2010 Massachusetts

9. Dedicated in 1895, the Christian Science Moniter Church and reflecting pool are located in Boston's Back Bay. Source: Facts on File World Atlas Online 2010 Massachusetts

10. A view of Boston's two most distinctive skyscrapers, the Prudential Center and the John Hancock Building, with the Christian Science Church reflecting pool in the foreground Source: Facts on File World Atlas Online 2010 Massachusetts

11. The Boston Lighthouse is on a spit of land in Boston Harbor. Source: Facts on File World Atlas Online 2010 Massachusetts