If you didn’t already know how cool a place Massachusetts is check out the infographic below! Feel free to place this infographic on your own site to promote what a great place Massachusetts is to visit. You can get the code here.
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Sources
| 1621 | The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in Plymouth | Massachusetts Facts. Open to debate but the 1621 Pilgrim Thanksgiving in Plymouth is the one most associated with the holiday. |
| 1634 | Boston Common – Oldest Public Park in the U.S. | Wikipedia referencing Boston Common. Also verified on City of Boston Website – Boston Common. |
| 1635 | Boston Latin School – The Oldest public school in the U.S. | ABOUT BLS History (375 + Years) |
| 1636 | Harvard University – The oldest university in the U.S. | History of Harvard University |
| 1637 | Fairbanks House in Dedham – The oldest wood-frame house in in the U.S. | Wikipedia (List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts) citing Historic Houses of Early America. |
| 1681 | Old Ship Church in Hingham – The oldest Church in Continuous use in the U.S. | Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings. Contested by Newport Parish Church (St. Luke’s) in Smithfield, VA. |
| 1684 | Old Indian Meeting House in Mashpee – The Oldest Native American Church in the U.S. | Wikipedia (Old Indian Meeting House) citing Old Indian Church, Mashpee. |
| 1716 | Boston Light – The oldest lighthouse station in the U.S. | Lighthouses of the United States: Northern Massachusetts |
| 1746 | The Old Mill on Nantucket – The oldest functioning mill in the U.S. | The Old Mill |
| 1778 | Franklin MA- The first town named in honor of Benjamin Franklin | Town Profile |
| 1780 | The Massachusetts Constitution – The first state constitution created in the colonies and the oldest functioning written constitution in continuous effect in the world | Constitution of Massachusetts |
| 1797 | USS Constitution – The Oldest Commissioned Warship in the World | Constitution America’s Ship of State |
| 1826 | Union Oyster House – The oldest restaurant in continuous service in the U.S. | History of the Union Oyster House |
| 1848 | The Boston Public Library – The first publicly supported free municipal library | Boston Firsts |
| 1858 | The Worcester Music Festival – The oldest Music Festival in the U.S. | Worcester Music Festival |
| 1876 | First Phone Call: The first phone call by Alexander Graham Bell in Boston | Boston Firsts |
| 1876 | Flying Horses Carousel – the oldest platform carousel in the U.S. and tied for the oldest carousel overall | Flying Horses Carousel |
| 1896 | Revere Beach – The first Public Beach in the U.S. | reverebeach.com, and BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND |
| The T – First subway system in the U.S. Opens in Boston | Mass Moments: Nation’s First Subway Opens in Boston | |
| 1897 | Boston Marathon – The oldest Marathon in the US. | Longest Running Marathons |
| 1903 | First World Series Champions – The Boston Americans (now the Boston Red Sox) | World Series History: Recaps and Results |
| 1912 | Fenway Park – The oldest Major League Baseball Park | Fenway Park celebrates 100 years as America’s oldest working Major League ballpark in the U.S. |
| 1916 | First Batter-Dipped Fried Clams – Created at Woodman’s in Essex | THE STORY OF OUR FRIED CLAMS |
| 1926 | First Successful Liquid Fueled Rocket – Launched by Dr. Robert Goddard in Auburn | Massachusetts Facts |
| 1928 | First Computer – Developed by Dr. Vannevar Bush of M.I.T. in Cambridge | Massachusetts Facts |
| 1933 | The Oldest Continuing Summer Dance Festival in the U.S. – Jacobs Pillow in Becket | Ted Shawn and At 70, dance festival still has spring in its steps |
| 1944 | The First Automatic Digital Computer – Developed at Harvard by Howard Aiken | Massachusetts Facts |
| 1961 | The World’s First Nuclear Powered Surface Ship – The USS Long Beach was launched in Quincy | Massachusetts Facts |
This is a great blog, keep up the good work.
Nice job. I will create a page to use it on. Thanks!
Mare