Massachusetts

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Massachusetts Facts
Massachusetts takes its name from the Massachusett tribe of Native Americans, who lived in the Great Blue Hill region, south of Boston. The Indian term supposedly means "at or about the Great Hill".
www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismaf/mf1a.htm

Massachusetts - Fotw
Legal Description, Flag History, Change of 1971, Coat of Arms, Commonwealth vs. State, Governor's flag, State Military Crest, Erroneous Massachusetts flag.
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Massachusetts - wikipedia.org
The first Europeans to settle New England landed in present-day Massachusetts. These settlers were Pilgrims and Puritans from England seeking religious freedom.
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