I think Virginia is a good guide here similar subject matter and scope it s a recent FA and I think it was on the main page not too long ago but it is also a good deal larger than 100 kb or whatever Like I said before I generally agree with trimming on most of these articles South Carolina was a disaster but on the other hand I don t think it s possible to fit the history or a number of other topics of a place like MA into one paragraph User talk AlexiusHoratius Horatius