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The State of Massachusetts got its name from the Massachusetts
Bay which was given its name by the Pilgrim Fathers who founded the
Plymouth Colony in 1620. They named the Bay after the the
Algonquian Indians whose name was derived from mass-adchu-seuck or
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Answered 2012-03-18 16:18:46
The State of Massachusettsgot its name from the Massachusetts
Bay which was given its name by the Pilgrim Fathers who founded the
Plymouth Colony in 1620. They named the Bay after the the
Algonquian Indians whose name was derived from mass-adchu-seuck or
'people from the big hill'. 001
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