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Byfield Information:
Byfield is in Essex county. Area zipcodes, with demographic data: 01922
Byfield area code: 978
Byfield latitude and longitude: 42.7582, 70.9195
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One of the six New England states, and one of the first 13 states in
the Union (it entered in 1788), Massachusetts is known as the "Old
Colony State." The Pilgrims established their settlement at Plymouth
in 1620, arriving on the Mayflower. They were followed shortly by the
Puritans, who established the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Puritans
named their colony after a local Indian tribe whose name means "a
large hill place." The birthplace of many of the ideals of the
American Revolution, Massachusetts attracted people who believed in
self-government. It's appropriate that the state flower is the
mayflower, also known as the trailing arbutus.
Copyright: Library of Congress and CIA Fact Book.
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