"Maine, The Way Life Should Be"
2,500 lakes and streams,
Length of coastline is 3,500 miles.
2,000 coastal islands of which 700 are barren rocks.
Became a state March 15,1820, the 23rd state.
Eastern most state of the United States.
Eastport Maine is the easternmost city of the nation.
Lubec is the easternmost
town of the mainland.
Known as VACATIONLAND with an
estimated 14 million visitors each year.
Largest industries: wood processing,
fishing,agriculture,and tourism
Potatoes rank 3rd in acreage and
4th in production nationally
America's largest blueberry growing
state
raising 90% of the low-bush
blueberries in North America.
Maine lobster are flown to resaurants and stores all over the world.
Has over 436,000 acres of state and national parks.
Kittery is the oldest town in Maine,
settled in 1624 and
incorporated in 1647.
Kittery Shipyard launched the
U.S.S.Ranger in May of 1777,
which was the first vessel to
fly the Stars and Stripes,
and was commanded by
John Paul Jones
Climate:
Average Temperature:
70F (summer)
20F (winter)
Origin of Name: Originally used to distinguish
the mainland from the offshore islands.
Considered a
compliment to Henrietta Maria,
Queen of Charles I of England.
She was said to have owned the province
of Mayne in France.
agriculture, ocean products, wood pulp and paper products.
Historical Sites: Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Fort Edgecomb,
Fort Halifax, Fort Kent, Fort Knox,
Fort McClary, Fort O'Brien, Fort Point,
Fort Popham, Eagle Island, Arnald Trail
Points of Interest: Bar Harbor,
Allagash National Wilderness Waterway,
Roosevelt Campobello
International Park,
and the St. Croix Island National Monument
Bordering States: Maine borders the state of New Hampshire,
the country of Canada, and the Atlantic
Ocean
State and National Park Acreage: 542,629 acres,
including the 92-mile Allagash Wilderness
Waterway, Acadia National Park and Baxter State Park.
Length (N to S): 320 miles
Width (W to E): 210 miles
Area: 33,215 square miles
Largest Co.: Aroostook (6,453 sq. mi.)
Highest Pt.: Mt. Katahdin (5,268 ft.)
Lowest Pt.: Sea level
Easternmost Pt.: Lubec (Washington Co.)
Westernmost Pt.: Lebanon (York Co.)
Southernmost Pt.: Cedar Island (Isle of Shoals )
Northernmost Pt.: T20R11 and T20R12
