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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
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Peabody. Peabody was once the world's largest leather producer!
| What was the first subway station that opened in Boston? | Massachusetts
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Park Street. Park Street station opened in 1897 and was the first subway station in North America.
| In which city would you find the painting, 'The Spirit of '76', by Archibald Willard? | Massachusetts
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Marblehead. 'The Spirit of '76', by Archibald Willard is displayed at Abbot Hall in Marblehead.
Essex. Lawrence 'Chubby' Woodman (Woodman's Resturant) invented the fried clam.
| What New England state was once part of Massachusetts? | Massachusetts
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Maine. Maine was part of Massachusetts until 1820, when it became a separate state.
| Fill in the blanks to this saying with what city? '______, ______, the city of sin, you won't come out the way you went in! | Massachusetts
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Lynn. It's an old saying that North Shore kids used to say.
| Pleasure Island was an amusment park that was once located in what city? | Massachusetts
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Wakefield. Pleasure Island operated form 1959 until 1969 and was famous for its Mobey Dick ride
Pigeon Cove. Built by Elis F. Stenman in 1922, the entire house and furnishings except for the piano are made of paper. The piano was covered with paper to keep with the theme. Construction was completed in 1924.
Salem. Salem is known as the 'Halloween Capital of the World'.
Cheshire. This monument commemorates the making of a half-ton cheese that was sent to president Thomas Jefferson.
Washington Street. This building on 206 Washington St. was where the first reading of the 'Declaration of Independence' was to the citizens of Massachusetts. Out in front of the building is where the 'Boston Massacre' occured.
Fall River. They are both located at 'Battleship Cove'.
USS Constitution. This ship was nicknamed 'Old Ironsides' because the cannonballs that hit it bounced harmlessly off its sides.
Medford. P. T. Barnum's first elephant, he was run over by a train on Sept. 15, 1885. His skin was preserved and displayed at Tufts University until a fire in 1975. An administrator ran into the building after the fire and scooped up the ashes into a peanut butter jar which is now locked in a safe in the athletic department.
Leominster. Leominster is fast becoming known as the 'plastic city' because of the number of plastic factories there. The first pink flamingo was made in 1957.
Boston. It's located at the corner of Washington and School Streets, on the Freedom Trail. The memorial was dedicated on June 28, 1998.
2006. The final ramp downtown, exit 20B from I-93 south to Albany Street, opened January 13, 2006.
Readville. Camp Meigs was established in March, 1863 by Robert Gould Shaw, a member of a prominent Boston Abolitionist family.
Dedham. Its motto: 'Art too bad to be ignored.'
four. John Adams - 1735 Braintree John Quincy Adams - 1767 Braintree John F. Kennedy - 1917 Brookline George Bush - 1924 Milton
Leominster. aka Johnny Appleseed, his listed profession is 'Nursery Man'
Boston. 'Live long and prosper.'
Westborough. Inventor of the cotton gin, among other things.
Blue. Written in the ribbon is, 'By the sword we seek peace but, peace only under liberty.'
Worcester. Invented at Clark University.
1891. That first game was played in Springfield.
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