Several species of squirrels make their home in Texas, but the one with the widest distribution is the fox squirrel. It prefers an open, parklike woods where large mature trees shade the forest floor and prevent the under-brush from flourishing, but it can adapt to a variety of forest habitats.
The law designating the Morgan horse as the official Massachusetts state horse is found in the General Laws of Massachusetts, Part 1, Title 1, Chapter 2, Section 11. Massachusetts General Laws Annotated. Part I. Administration of the Government. Title I. Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, The General Court, Statutes and Public Documents.
Massachusetts was also the first colony to have a printing press, newspaper, and library. Massachusetts has several nicknames. Because early settlers built their colony in a bay area, the state is known as the Bay State. Massachusetts has also been called the Pilgrim State and the Puritan State. The word Massachusetts comes from an Indian tribe named after large hill place. The abbreviation for Massachusetts is MA. Massachusetts, located in the center of New England, is bordered by New Hampshire to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Connecticut to the south, and New York to the west. The state, whose landscape consists of a series of hills and valleys, is the sixth smallest and has the third most people per square mile.