State No 23,
State Date March 15, 1820,
Capital
Augusta,
Population 1,274,923; 40th, 12/00,
Area Codes 207,
Nickname Pine Tree State,
Motto I lead,
Origin Assumed to
be a reference to the state region being a mainland, different from its many
surrounding islands.,
Bird Chickadee,
Flower Whitepine cone
and tassel,
Tree Eastern White pine,
Area 35387 sq.mi., 39th
Land 30865 sq.mi., 39th Water 4523 sq.mi., 12rd Coastline 228 mi., 9th
Shoreline 3,478 mi., 4th,
Colleges Universities University of Maine.
University of New England. University of Southern Maine.,
Agriculture
Seafood, poultry and eggs, potatoes, dairy products, cattle,
blueberries, apples,
Industry Paper, lumber, and wood products,
electric equipment, food processing, leather products, textiles, tourism.,
Tourism Skiing, Funtown Splashtown, Canoeing, Swimming, Boating,
Golf,
National Forests White Mountain National Forest.,
Song
State Song of Maine,
State Parks Acadia National Park. Aroostook
State Park. Baxter State Park. Bradbury Mountain State Park. Camden Hills
State Park. Colburn House State Memorial (historical). Durham State Forest.
Fort McClary State Park. Fort Point State Park. Fortknox State Park. Lake
Saint George State Park. Lamoine State Park. Lily Bay State Park. Machias
State Park. Moose Point State Park. Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge.
Mount Blue State Park. Peacock Beach State Park. Peaks-Kenny State Park.
Pond Farm State Wildlife Management Area. Quoddy Head State Park. Rachel
Carson National Wildlife Refuge. Reid State Park. Sebago Lake State Park.
Tacoma Lakes State Park. White Mountain National Forest Caribou Shelter.,
Topography Appalaachian Mountains extend through state; western borders
have rugged terrain, long sand beaches on southern coast; northern coast
mainly rocky promontories, peninsulas, fjords, [
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Highest Point
Katahdin Mountain; 5,268 feet, 22nd,
Lowest Point Atlantic coast; sea
level,
Media ,
Sports Portland Sea Dogs (AA) - Portland.
Portland Pirates (AHL) - Portland.,
Facts Eastport is the most
eastern city in the United States. The city is considered the first place in
the United States to receive the rays of the morning sun. In Wilton there's
a cannery that imports and cans only dandelion greens. Maine is the only
state in the United States whose name has one syllable. Maine is the only
state that shares its border with only one other state. Bath is known as the
City of Ships.,
Biographies Walter Van Tilburg Clark writer, East
Oreland. Cyrus Curtis publisher, Portland. Dorothea Dix civil rights
reformer, Hampden. Dustin Farnum actor, Hampton Beach. John Ford film
director, Cape Elizabeth.,
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