Massachusetts Facts
A Review of the History, Government, and Symbols of the Commonwealth
State Profile
Official State Symbols
- Name, Coat of Arms, Seal, Flag, Colors
- Flora and Fauna
- Food and Drink
- Rocks and Minerals
- Songs, Dances, Poems
- Buildings and Monuments
- People
- Transportation
- Literature
- Cloth
- Recreation
Politics, Counties, Municipalities
- Government
- Executive Branch
- Governor's Council
- Other Constitutional Officers
- Legislative Branch
- Making a Law
- Judicial Branch
- Counties
- Municipalities
- Voting Requirements
Legal Holidays & Statistics
- Legal Holidays
- Population and Area
- Demographics
- Boundaries
- Time Zone
- Climate
- Topography
- Minerals
- Soil
- Farming
- Key Industries
- Rivers
- Lakes
- Islands
Historical Sketch
- Earliest Settlers
- Early European Contact
- Colonization
- Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Repressive Measures
- Post-War Problems
- A New Era
- Intellectual Activity
- Prosperous Industry
- Progressive Laws
- Industrial Evolution
- The Future of the Commonwealth
The State House
- The Old Town House and the Old State House
- Massachusetts State House Cornerstone
- Massachusetts State House Time Capsule
- The New State House
- Grounds
- Doric Hall
- Bartlett Hall
- Nurses Hall
- Memorial Hall
- Great Hall
- State Seal Window
- George Fingold State Library
- House of Representatives
- Senate Chamber
- Reception Room
- Executive Suite
- Ashburton Park