Emily and Juliana\'s Report
Description: Massachusetts Flag
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The state flag of Massachusetts is On a white field is a blue shield emblazoned with the image of a, Native Amerian, Massachusetts. He holds a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other. The arrow is pointing down, representing peace. The white star repersents Massachusetts as one of the original 13 states. Around the shield is a blue ribbion with the motto : \" By the Sword We Seek Peace, but Peace Only Under Liberty\". Above the shield is a arm and sword, representing the first part of the motto. The state flower of Massachusetts is the Mayflower. The state tree of Massachusetts is the American Elm. The state song of Massachusetts is All Hail to Massachusetts. The state brid of Massachusetts is the Black-Capped Chickadee.
Major sport teams that are located in Massachusatts are Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics, New England Patriots,and New England Revoltion. Major Colleges in Massachusetts are Hadvard- University, Boston University, Brandeis University, Northeastern University, Boston College, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Popular places to visit in Massachusetts are Basketball Hall of Fame, Old Sturbrige Village, Hadvard University, and New England Aquarium. The state website is http://www.State.ma.us.
A woman in Whitman, Massachusetts created the first chocolatechip cookie. People say the name Massachusetts come from the language of the Massachusetts tribe. The Connecticut River runs North to South for sixty-eight miles through the center of Massachusetts. Just as the land changes from mountian to sea shore, the weather in Massachusetts changes from hot to cold. Massachusetts is blessed with thousands of miles of sea shore and river banks as well as many wet lands, lakes, and ponds.
Boston, Masschusetts built the first subwat station, in the U.S. IN 1897. There is a house in Rockport, Massachusetts built entirely of newspaper. The signs along the Massachusetts Turnpike reading \"x miles to Boston\", refer to the distance from that piont to the gold dome of the state house. The Fig Newton was named after Newton, Massachusetts!
