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Things About Massachusetts By Keeley M April 13, 2016
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Location of Massachusetts ● Massachusetts is located in New England and in the U.S.A.
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Location of Dalton ● Dalton is located in Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts.
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Mt. Greylock State Reservation ● It is the highest point in Massachusetts. ● It became Massachusetts' first wilderness state park in 1898.
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The Pilgrims ● They were a group of people who left England. They left because they wanted to worship God in their own way.Not the King's way.
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The Problems The Pilgrims Faced ● They couldn't find food or build shelter in winter.
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The Wampaoag ● They were the Indians that helped the Pilgrims.
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The Wampanoag Help The Pilgrims ● They helped them hunt, plant crops and fish.
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The First Thanksgiving ● They didn't have fancy food, but they had deer, corn and duck.
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A Famous Person in Massachusetts ● Leo Durocher ● Born July 27,1905 in Springfield ● He played for various baseball teams 1929- 1938 ● He was a coach and a baseball player ● He managed the Giants 1948-1955 ● He died October 7,1991 in Palm Beach
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Product of Massachusetts ● Crane Paper ● Crane & Company is in Dalton ● They make the paper for money. ● Crane's Paper is made from cotton and linen fibers. ● Stephen Crane made the company in 1770. ● Stephen Crane was the first in the Crane family to be a papermaker.
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Other Things About Massachusetts ● Bird: Chickadee ● Flower: Mayflower ● Nickname: Bay State ● Capital: Boston ● Dog: Boston Terrier ● Cat: Tabby Cat
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Web Sites Used ● http://maps.google.com/ ● http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-west/ ● mt-greylock-state-reservation-generic.html ● http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/daily_life/ ● https://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/homework-help/who- were-pilgrims ● https://www.teachervision.com/discovery/american- colonies/785.html
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