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Photo: Daniel Schwen, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5.Test your knowledge of the Bay State! Explore the rich history, famous landmarks, local flavors, and unique cultural milestones of Massachusetts.
Day Tripper 0–4 · Local Explorer 5–8 · True Bay Stater 9–10
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New England clam chowder is famous for its rich, creamy milk or cream base, potatoes, and tender clams. In contrast, Manhattan clam chowder uses a tomato-based broth, a variation that traditionalists in Massachusetts often reject.
Photo: Jon SullivanThe original uploader was Y6y6y6 at English Wikipedia., Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Paul Revere made his famous midnight ride in April 1775 to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching toward Lexington. Revere was also an accomplished industrialist, later opening the first copper rolling mill in North America.
Photo: John Singleton Copley, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Plymouth Rock is the traditional site where William Bradford and the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower. Although the rock has been chipped away by souvenir hunters over the centuries, it remains a powerful national symbol of early American history.
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Massachusetts is known as the Bay State because of the Massachusetts Bay Company and the state's extensive coastline. Interestingly, Maine is the Pine Tree State and was actually part of Massachusetts until it achieved statehood in 1820.
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Martha's Vineyard is a famous island destination known for its diverse towns, beautiful beaches, and the colorful gingerbread cottages of Oak Bluffs. Nantucket, its neighbor, is also beautiful but is characterized more by its uniform gray-shingled historic whaling homes.
Photo: Alex Wilcox Cheek, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The cranberry is the official state berry of Massachusetts, designated in 1994. The state is one of the largest producers of cranberries in the entire country, with commercial harvesting dating back to the early 1800s.
Photo: Photo by Keith Weller, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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Henry David Thoreau lived in a small cabin near Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts, for over two years. His experiences there resulted in Walden, a masterpiece of nature writing that advocates for simple living in natural surroundings.
Photo: Erik Granlund, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Ruth Graves Wakefield invented the chocolate chip cookie at the Toll House Inn, located in the town of Whitman, Massachusetts. She sold the recipe to Nestle in exchange for a lifetime supply of chocolate and some consulting work.
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The North Atlantic right whale was designated as the state marine mammal in 1980. These whales were historically called right because they were the ideal targets for whalers, as they floated when killed and swam close to the shore.
Photo: National Marine Sanctuaries, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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James Naismith invented basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts, using two peach baskets and a soccer ball to keep his students active indoors during the winter. Interestingly, volleyball was also invented in Massachusetts just four years later in Holyoke!
Photo: kris krüg from Vancouver, Canada, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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