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Massachusetts

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32° Broken Clouds
Sunset: 10:38 PM
Population
7,000,000
Route 1
86 miles

Long Native American place names like Chaubunagungamaug may have inspired the longest state name in the USA: Massachusetts (not Mississippi).

“The Bay State”

MA has colonial charm at the core of its unique culture. Consider that the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere, the first Thanksgiving, and Puritan witch hunts all belong to MA history. Basketball (Springfield) and volleyball (Holyoke) originated in Massachusetts. This progressive state boasts the highest adult educational attainment and the second-highest per-capita income in the US.

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