NCP Blog: Spotlight on Panel Members in Massachusetts

Massachusetts was the 6th state to join the union on February 6, 1788. It was one of the original 13 colonies. Boston is the state capital and its largest city. Massachusetts is the 44th largest state in the U.S. and is bordered by Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

 

According to the US Census Bureau, the estimated population of Massachusetts is 7,001,399 (July 2023 est.); it ranks as the 16th most populous state.

 

 

Official Massachusetts State Facts and Symbols

 

Every state has their own unique symbols, from birds to flowers to songs and more! Here are some of Massachusetts’s official state symbols:

 

Nickname: The Bay State
State Bird: Black-Capped Chickadee
State Fish: Cod
State Flower: Mayflower
State Tree: American Elm
State Song: All Hail to Massachusetts
State Motto: “Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem” (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)

 

Find more information about Massachusetts’s state symbols/facts here.

 

 

Fun Facts about Massachusetts

 

– What looks like a big hook in Massachusetts’ eastern coastline is actually land created by glaciers that exposed many rocky bays. Called the Coastal Lowland, this hilly, wet area includes Cape Cod Bay, Martha’s Vineyard and the Nantucket Island.

 

– Boston cream pie is the official state dessert. The first U.S. chocolate factory was built in Dorchester, and the chocolate chip cookie was invented in 1930 at the Tollhouse Restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts. Quincy, Massachusetts is home to the first Dunkin Donuts.

 

– Boston’s Freedom Trail is a painted line through the city that leads to 16 historic sites related to the American Revolution including the Paul Revere House, where Revere lived at the time of his famous midnight ride.

 

– You can visit Plymouth Rock, the boulder that’s said to be the exact spot where the Pilgrims stepped off the Mayflower.

 

– In the late 1600s about 20 people died because they were accused of witchcraft in a series of hearings called the Salem Witch Trials.

 

– Massachusetts is the birthplace of the following Presidents: John Adams was born in Braintree on October 30, 1735 (2nd U.S. President). John Quincy Adams was born in Braintree on July 11, 1767 (6th U.S. President). John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline on May 29, 1917 (35th U.S. President,). George Herbert Walker Bush was born in Milton on June 12, 1924 (41st U.S. President).

 

 

NCP Panel Members in Massachusetts

 

Let’s learn about your fellow panel members in Massachusetts! Here’s how our Massachusetts panel members answered some of our state highlight survey questions.

 

 

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