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by ironman » Mon Dec 26, 2005 2:38 pm 
Nickname: Grand Canyon State
State Flower: Saguaro cactus blossom
Largest Cities
Phoenix
Tucson
Mesa
Glendale
Scottsdale
Quick Facts
- The bola tie is the official state neckwear.
- The Palo verde is the official state tree. Its name means green stick and it blooms a brilliant yellow-gold in April or May.
- The cactus wren is the official state bird. It grows seven to eight inches long and likes to build nests in the protection of thorny desert plants like the arms of the giant saguaro cactus.
- Turquoise is the official state gemstone. The blue-green stone has a somewhat waxy surface and can be found throughout the state.
- Arizona is home of the Grand Canyon National Park.
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Massachusetts
Nickname: Bay State
State Flower Mayflower
Largest Cities
Boston
Worcester
Springfield
Lowell
Cambridge
Quick Facts
- 552 original documents pertaining to the Salem witch trials of 1692 have been preserved and are still stored by the Peabody Essex Museum.
- Boston built the first subway system in the United States in 1897.
- Although over 30 communities in the colonies eventually renamed themselves to honor Benjamin Franklin. The Massachusetts Town of Franklin was the first and changed its name in 1778.
- Norfolk County is the birthplace of four United States presidents: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George Herbert Walker Bush.
- In Holyoke, William G. Morgan, created a new game called "Mintonette" in 1895. After a demonstration given at the YMCA in nearby Springfield, the name "Mintonette" was replaced with the now familiar name "Volleyball."
