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  2. History of Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    The area that is now Massachusetts was colonized by English settlers in the early 17th century and became the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the 18th century. Before that, it was inhabited by a variety of Native American tribes. Massachusetts is named after the Massachusett tribe that inhabited the area of present-day Greater Boston.

  3. 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia

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    The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The unit was the second African-American regiment, following the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment, organized in the Northern states during the Civil War. [1]

  4. Massachusetts State Police - Wikipedia

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    The MSP was established by Massachusetts state governor John A. Andrew when he signed a law creating the State Constabulary on May 16, 1865. This legislative act to "establish a State Police Force", founded the first statewide enforcement agency in the nation. The first leader of the State Police was William Sterling King, an American officer ...

  5. Massachusetts Bay Colony - Wikipedia

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    The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1628–1691), more formally the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, was an English settlement on the east coast of North America around the Massachusetts Bay, one of the several colonies later reorganized as the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The lands of the settlement were in southern New England, with initial ...

  6. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

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    Website. www .mcphs .edu. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ( MCPHS) is a private university focused on health- and life-sciences education, with campuses in Boston, Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts, and Manchester, New Hampshire, as well as online programs. The university provides traditional and accelerated programs ...

  7. Massachusetts Turnpike - Wikipedia

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    Massachusetts Turnpike Interstate 90 Massachusetts Turnpike highlighted in green Route information Maintained by MassDOT Length 138.1 mi (222.3 km) Existed 1957–present History Boston Extension added in 1965, and Ted Williams Tunnel in 2003 Component highways I-90 entire length Restrictions No hazardous goods and cargo tankers east of exit 131 Major junctions West end I-90 / Berkshire ...

  8. Wind power in Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    Wind energy lease areas off the southern coasts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island as of October 2022. Cape Wind was an offshore wind farm that would have produced 450 MW, enough electricity to power nearly 420,000 homes using 130 wind turbines, The project made its first federal filings in 2001, and faced a lengthy federal, state, and municipal permitting processes and considerable local ...

  9. List of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards

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    In 2024, the 40th edition (pictured) took place at Lincoln Financial Field and attracted 72,543 spectators on Night 1 and 72,755 spectators on Night 2 (145,298 spectators in total) This is a list of WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming supercards, detailing all professional wrestling cards promoted by the American promotion available on services ...