The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
played a formative role in American History. It was part of the original Thirteen
Colonies and five signers of the US Declaration of Independence hailed form
Massachusetts. It was also a center for Pilgrim settlements, Puritan values
and Yankee pride. From Algonquian tribal roots, to the Mayflower to Cape
Cod lighthouses, the area is brimming with history and personality. (continue...)
