Massachusetts

Intro

• Capital: Boston
• Population: 6,147,000
• Area: 8,000 square miles
• Location: 42.336N, 71.017W
• major industry: Electronic equipment

Time line

• In 1634: Boston Common became the first public park in America.
• In 1897: Boston built the first subway in the United States.
• In 1845: Elias Howe of Boston invented the first sewing machine.
• in 1839: Charles Goodyear in Woburn first vulcanized rubber.
• in 1621: The first Thanksgiving Day was celebrated in Plymouth.

Facts

• The Fig Newton was named after Newton, Massachusetts.
• The Basketball Hall of Fame is located in Springfield.
• The birth control pill was invented at Clart University 
• The official state dessert of Massachusetts is Boston cream pie
• Acushnet is the hometown of the Titleist golf ball company.

Famous People

• Benjamin Franklin(1706-1790), writer, inventor, scientist.
• John Adams(1735-1826), America's first vice-president.
• Susan B. Anthony(1820-1906), American Civil Rights leader.
• Horace Mann(1796-1859), the father of public education.
• Edgar Allan Poe(1809-1849), Famous author and poet.(e.g, "The Raven")

Work Cited:

1. "Interesting Facts about Massachusetts." Capuano.house.gov n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2014.
2. "Famous People from Massachusetts." Thingstodo.com, 2012. Web. 29 Sept. 2014.
3. Sandy, Kreutter. "Massachusetts Fast Facts and Trivia." 50states.com, 2014. Web. 29 Sept. 2014. lighter;">

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