Massachusetts Landmarks Map
A free printable illustrated map of Massachusetts for kids. It shows 9 landmarks and natural places and 3 industries where they really are, along with the state symbols, 5 cities and a box of key facts. It comes in color and in ink-saving black and white, sized for US Letter paper.
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Color or black and white.
Both are free, sized for US Letter paper, and come as a PDF to print or a PNG image for slides.
Color
The full-color map, for a wall display or a color printer.
Black and white
The same map with no color or shading. Prints cleanly on a classroom printer and saves ink.
What is on the Massachusetts map
Every picture sits at its real location in Massachusetts, with a one-line fact beside it. Boston, the capital, is marked with a star.
Landmarks and natural places
- Mount Greylock: At 3,491 feet, it is the state’s highest peak.
- Connecticut River: It is the longest river in New England.
- Quabbin Reservoir: This massive lake holds 412 billion gallons.
- Cape Cod National Seashore: It protects 40 miles of pristine sandy beaches.
- Plymouth Rock: This famous rock honors the Pilgrims.
- Lexington Battle Green: The Revolutionary War began here on April 19, 1775.
- Basketball Hall of Fame: The game was invented in Springfield in 1891.
- USS Constitution: Launched 1797; oldest warship still afloat.
- Saugus Iron Works: First integrated ironworks in North America.
What Massachusetts makes and grows
- Cranberry Bogs: It grows over 20 percent of US cranberries.
- New Bedford Whaling: It was the world’s top whaling port in the 1800s.
- Lowell Textile Mills: Water-powered mills spun cotton from 1823.
State symbols
- Mayflower: This fragrant pink flower grows in sandy woods.
- Black-capped Chickadee: This tiny bird has a black cap and throat.
- American Elm: This native tree can grow over 80 feet tall.
- Right Whale: Only about 380 of these giant whales remain.
Massachusetts key facts
From the box on the map
- Nickname
- The Bay State
- Capital
- Boston
- Largest city
- Boston
- Became a state
- February 6, 1788 (6th)
- State bird
- Black-capped chickadee
- State flower
- Mayflower
- State tree
- American Elm
- Motto
- By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty
Cities shown
- Boston (capital)
- Worcester
- Springfield
- Lowell
- New Bedford
The outline, rivers and cities are drawn from map data. Pictures of crops and industries are placed in a part of the state where each is typical.