because there is alot of harbors/bay's.
Bay state is the nickname of Massachusetts.
BAY STATE original name was Masachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts is called The Bay State because of it's many bays. For example, Cape Cod Bay and the Massachusetts Bay. The bays are important to the people who live in Massachusetts because it allows boats to travel to ports. Several species of sea animals live in bays. Sea birds, seals, fish, and lobster would live in the bays of Massachusetts.
the first English settlement was the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Early settlers nicknamed it the "Bay State" because of its proximity to several large bays. In reference to the original Plymouth colony it has been called the "Old Colony State."
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts was admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was established by a land grant issued in 1628.
Massachusetts.
The Bay State : because it is on a bay, and among several bays. The Old Colony State : for the Plymouth Colony settlements ( 1620-1628) as being the "old" colony as compared to newer ones The Pilgrim State : for the first group to settle there The Puritan State : for the Puritans who were important in establishing the Massachusets Bay Colony. The Baked Bean State, or Beantown for Boston : refers to some of the rules Puritans had about working on Sunday. Cooking was viewed as work< so on Saturday they would prepare baked bean dishes and brown bread to be eaten on Sunday. Baked bean recipes are something of an art form in Massachusetts, Boston in particular.
The Bay State or Old Colony
The Baked Bean State or the Bay State, Old Colony State or Pilgrim State
You have to be 35 to work in the state of Maryland.
Before 1998, you had to be 16 years old to get a driver's license in Massachusetts. The age for licensing in that state is now 18 years old.