Massachusetts - History.com http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts History.com's state gallery for Massachusetts. Learn more about the state symbols and famous landmarks. en Copyright 2013, History.com Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-19T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, Massachusetts http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts/photo1 Boston is the state capital of Massachussetts. http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts/photo1 Massachusetts cranberry industry http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts/photo2 Over 12,000 acres of cranberries are harvested in southeastern Massachusetts every autumn. http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts/photo2 Reflections of an elm tree through a pond in Concord, Massachusetts. http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts/photo3 The official state tree of Massachusetts is the American Elm. http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts/photo3 Black capped chickadee http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts/photo4 The official state bird of Massachusetts is the black capped chickadee. http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts/photo4 Pink trailing-arbutus or Mayflower http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts/photo5 The official state flower is the Mayflower, also known as the trailing-arbutus. The Mayflower is also the namesake of the ship that brought English Separatists or Pilgrims to the New World. http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts/photo5 Sign Marking Plymouth Rock, Plymouth, Massachusetts http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts/photo6 Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts is location where in 1620, Pilgrims first landed onto the New World. It is here that is also the location of the first Thanksgiving meal. http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts/photo6 Chocolate chip cookies were born in Massachusetts http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts/photo7 The chocolate chip cookie was invented in 1930 at the Toll House Restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts. In 1997 it was designated the official cookie of the commonwealth. http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts/photo7 Gay Head Lighthouse, Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts/photo8 The first American lighthouse was build in Boston Harbor in 1716. http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts/photo8 Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts/photo9 Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It is also the first and oldest corporation in North America. http://www.history.com/photos/massachusetts/photo9