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Statehood:               Well               known               for               jagged               rocky               coastlines,               rolling               mountains,               dense               forests,               clams,               lobsters,               and               lighthouses               the               easternmost               State               of               the               contiguous               United               States               was               an               exclave               of               Massachusetts               until               1820               when,               under               the               Missouri               Compromise,               Maine               became               the               23rd               State               of               the               Union               on               March               15,               1820.
               Location:
               First               settled               by               the               French               in               1604,               and               by               the               English               Plymouth               Company               in               1607,               at               Popham               Colony               near               the               Kennebec               River,               in               Modern               Day               Phippsburg,               the               Pine               Tree               State               is               bordered               by               New               Hampshire,               the               Atlantic               Ocean,               New               Brunswick               and               Quebec.
               Name:
               Becoming               commonly               used               in               1665,               although               there               are               no               definitive               basis               for               the               origins               of               its               name,               Maine               is               the               only               State               in               the               Country               with               a               one               syllable               name.
               Unique               Features:
               The               least               heavily               populated               State               east               of               the               Mississippi               River,               the               northernmost               New               England               State               contains               about               half               of               the               entire               land               area               found               in               the               region,               and               West               Quaddy               Head               in               Lubec,               the               easternmost               town               in               the               Country.

The               ownership               of               North               Rock               and               Machais               Seal               Island               is               disputed               over               by               the               United               States               and               by               Canada.

Old               Sow,               between               Deer               Island               and               Indian               Island,               is               the               largest               tidal               whirlpool               in               the               Western               Hemisphere.

Ninety               percent               of               Maine               is               forested               and               some               parts               of               the               State,               such               as               the               Northwest               Aroostook               Territory,               lack               formal               political               organization.
               Geography:
               Containing               about               3500               miles               of               rock-bound               shorelines               full               of               lighthouses,               fishing               villages,               thousands               of               offshore               islands,               bays,               inlets,               mountains,               and               a               "drowned               coast,"               much               of               Maine's               geography               is               the               result               of               heavy               glacial               activities               at               the               end               of               the               Ice               Age,               including               the               large               boulder               on               the               edge               of               Bubble               Mountain               in               Acadia               National               Park               known               as               Bubble               Rock               and               the               Somes               Sound               Fjord.
               Native               Americans:
               Native               American               Indian               tribes               that               lived               in               what               became               the               State               of               Maine               included               the               Penobscot,               the               Mikmaq,               the               Abenaki,               the               Maliseet,               the               Wabanaki,               the               Pennacook,               the               Anasagunticook,               the               Norridgewock,               the               Etechemin,               the               Wampanoag,               the               Arosaguntacook,               and               the               Passamaquoddy.
               History:
               The               Red               Paint               People,               a               maritime               Pre-Columbia               Era               culture               native               to               New               England,               known               for               using               red               ochre               in               their               burial               mounds,               and               the               Susquehanna               Pottery               Tradition,               are               believed               to               be               the               original               inhabitants               of               the               land               that               became               the               State               of               Maine               between               3000BC               and               1000BC.
               In               1622               the               area               located               between               the               Kennebec               and               the               Merrimack               Rivers               was               referred               to               as               the               Province               of               Maine,               but               split               in               1629               resulting               in               the               Province               of               New               Hampshire,               and               in               New               Somersetshire               being               created.
               The               19th               Century               industrialization               of               Maine               included               pine               and               spruce               lumber               in               the               Penobscot               and               Kennebec               valleys,               transportation,               shipbuilding,               cotton               on               the               Androscoggin               River               in               Lewiston,               textiles,               granite,               brick               making,               slate               quarrying,               fishing,               especially               clams               and               lobsters,               paper               manufacturing,               agriculture,               particularly               potatoes,               footwear,               electronics,               and               tourism.
               Including               the               1835               Calais               Railroad               built               to               move               lumber               from               the               Saint               Croix               River               to               Calais,               the               State's               first               railroad,               and               the               Calais               and               Baring               Railroad,               the               St.

Croix               and               Penobscot               Railroad,               the               Bangor               and               Aroostook               Railroad,               the               Bangor,               Oldtown,               and               Milford               Railroad               Company,               the               European               and               North               American               Railway,               the               Portland,               Saca,               and               Portsmouth               Railway,               the               Maine               Eastern               Railroad,               the               Grand               Trunk               Railroad,               the               Maine               Central               Railroad,               the               Boston               and               Maine               Railroad,               the               Monson               Railroad,               the               Kennebec               Central               Railroad,               the               Bridgton               and               Saco               River               Railroad,               and               the               Wiscasset,               Waterville,               and               Farmington               Railway,               railroads               have               played               an               important               part               in               shaping               the               history               of               Maine.
               The               1816-1817               "Ohio               Fever"               expansion               of               resettling               west               of               the               Appalachian               Mountains               to               Ohio,               Minnesota,               Wisconsin,               and               Michigan               was               the               first               mass               exodus               of               people               from               Maine,               and               the               1849               California               Gold               Rush               had               a               major               impact               on               the               shipbuilding               and               lumber               industries               of               the               State.
               Receptive               to               the               "Free               Soil"               Platform               Maine               was               the               first               Northeastern               State               seized               by               the               Republic               Party               during               the               Civil               War,               provided               the               second               largest               number               of               sailors               to               the               Union               navy,               and               was               instrumental               in               Northern               victories               in               the               Battle               of               Gettysburg               and               the               Battle               of               Petersburg.
               Multiple               Summer               Cottage               mansions               have               been               built               in               Sorrento,               Islesboro,               Bar               Harbor,               and               Kennebunkport,               by               some               of               America's               wealthiest               families               including               the               Rockefellers,               the               Roosevelts,               and               the               Bushs,               resulting               in               Maine               adding               the               term               "Vacationland"               to               its               license               plates               to               help               develop               tourism               in               the               State.
               National               Park               Sites:
               Maine               contains               the               Acadia               National               Park               on               Mount               Desert               Island,               New               England's               only               National               Park,               the               Saint               Croix               Island               International               Historical               Site,               a               6.5               acre               uninhabited               island               in               Passamaquoddy               Bay,               that               forms               part               of               the               International               Boundary               between               Maine               and               New               Brunswick,               the               Roosevelt               Campobello               International               Park               that               preserves               the               house               and               land               where               Franklin               Delano               Roosevelt               contracted               polio               in               August               of               1921,               and               part               of               the               Appalachian               National               Scenic               Trail,               including               Mount               Katahdin,               its               northern               terminal.
               White               Mountain               National               Forest:
               Established               in               1918,               with               peaks               standing               more               than               four               thousand               feet               tall,               and               drawing               more               than               six               million               visitors               a               year,               the               White               Mountain               National               Forest,               of               which               only               a               small               portion               is               located               in               the               State               of               Maine,               with               the               rest               being               found               in               New               Hampshire,               contains               the               five               Federal               Wilderness               Areas               known               as               the               Presidential               Mountain               Range,               with               prominent               peaks               named               for               American               Presidents               Franklin               Pierce,               Dwight               Eisenhower,               James               Monroe,               George               Washington,               Ronald               Reagan,               Thomas               Jefferson,               John               Adams,               John               Quincy               Adams,               and               James               Madison,               the               "Father               of               the               United               States               Constitution,"               the               Great               Gulf               Wilderness               and               it's               glacially-formed               valley               head,               the               very               rugged               and               full               of               scenic               views               Sandwich               Mountain               Range,               the               Pemigewasset               Wilderness,               it's               large               trail               network,               and               once               famous               logging               area,               the               Caribou               Speckled               Mountain               Wilderness,               the               Franconia               Notch               State               Park,               the               Cannon               Mountain               Pass,               the               home               of               the               New               Hampshire               State               Symbol               known               as               the               "Old               Man               of               the               Mountain,"               consisting               of               five               granite               cliff               ledges               that               form               a               jagged               face               profile,               1200               miles               of               hiking               trails,               and               many               nearby               ski               areas.
               State               Parks:
               State               Parks               in               Maine               include               the               Allagash               Wilderness               Waterway               State               Park,               a               popular               canoeing               route               that               contains               the               Telos               Public               Reserved               Land               Area,               Tells               Lake,               and               Chamberlain               Lake,               the               Aroostook               State               Park,               the               first               State               Park               created               in               Maine,               the               Birch               Point               Beach               State               Park               at               Penobscot               Bay,               the               Bradbury               Mountain               State               Park               in               Pownal,               one               of               Maine's               Original               Five               State               Parks,               the               Baxter               State               Park               and               large               wilderness               area               in               Piscataquis               County               of               north-central               Maine,               containing               more               than               200,000               acres,               and               the               home               of               the               State's               highest               peak,               Mount               Katahdin,               the               northern               terminal               of               the               Appalachian               National               Scenic               Trail,               the               Crescent               Beach               State               Park               in               Cape               Elizabeth,               the               Cobscook               Bay               State               Park               south               of               Dennysville,               a               bird               watching               haven               with               more               than               two               hundred               species               of               birds               including               Bald               Eagles,               the               Damariscotta               Lake               State               Park               with               whitewater               canoeing               on               the               Sheepscot               River,               the               Ferry               Beach               State               Park               between               the               Saco               River               and               Pine               Point,               with               white               sandy               beaches,               the               Fort               Point               State               Park               in               Stockton               Springs,               the               Grafton               Notch               State               Park               between               Newry               and               Upton,               containing               three               thousand               acres               of               natural               terrain,               the               Holbrook               Island               Sanctuary               State               Park               in               Brooksville               with               mud               flats,               beaches,               old               volcanoes,               steep               hills,               rocky               coasts,               and               abundant               wildlife               including               bobcats,               coyotes,               and               foxes,               the               Lake               St.

George               State               Park               in               Liberty               containing               1017               forested               acres,               the               Lamoine               State               Park               in               Ellsworth,               on               the               Atlantic               Ocean,               and               known               as               the               "Gateway               to               Downeast               Maine,"               the               Lily               Bay               State               Park               on               Moorehead               Lake               in               Greenville,               the               Moose               Point               State               Park               on               the               Penobscot               Bay               in               Searsport,               the               Mount               Blue               State               Park               on               Webb               Lake               in               Franklin               County,               a               popular               Geocaching               with               Ground               Positioning               System               receivers               location,               the               Peacock               Beach               State               Park               on               Pleasant               Pond               in               Richmond               and               Augusta,               Maine's               capital               city,               the               Peaks-Kenny               State               Park               on               Lake               Sebec               in               Dover,               the               remote               Penobscot               River               Corridor               in               undeveloped               forest               land               near               Millinocket,               the               Popham               Beach               State               Park               in               Phippsburg,               a               popular               wildlife               watching               area               next               to               Fort               Popham,               the               Quaddy               Head               State               Park               in               Lubec               on               the               easternmost               point               of               land               in               the               contiguous               United               States,               the               Range               Ponds               State               Park               in               Poland               with               smooth               promenades               paralleling               the               pond               for               one               thousand               feet,               the               Rangeley               Lake               State               Park               with               a               major               snowmobile               trail,               the               Reid               State               Park               on               Georgetown               Island               in               Sagadahoc               County,               the               Rogue               Bluffs               State               Park               along               Maine's               Bold               Coast               in               Machia,               the               Shackford               Head               State               Park               near               the               Cobscook               Bay               on               an               undeveloped               peninsula               in               Eastport,               the               Sebago               Lake               State               Park               in               the               popular               tourist               area               of               the               Maine               Lakes               Region,               the               Swan               Lake               State               Park               in               Swanville               with               trout               and               salmon               fishing,               the               Swans               Falls               Campground               along               the               Saco               River               in               the               Mount               Washington               Valley,               the               Two               Lights               State               Park               with               a               World               War               Two               seacoast               battery               bunker,               a               fire               control               tower,               and               twin               lighthouses               on               Cape               Elizabeth,               the               Vaughn               Woods               State               Park               on               the               Salmon               Falls               River               in               South               Berwick,               the               Warren               Island               State               Park               in               Lincolnville,               the               first               State               Park               in               Maine               developed               for               boating,               and               the               Wolfe's               Neck               Woods               State               Park               along               Casco               Bay               and               the               Harraseeket               River               in               Freeport.
               State               Historic               Sites:
               State               Historic               Sites               found               in               Maine               include               the               Bible               Point               State               Historic               Site               on               the               south               end               of               Mattawamkeag               Lake               that               commemorates               the               place               Teddy               Roosevelt               read               his               Bible               every               day,               the               Colburn               House               State               Historic               Site               where               Major               Rueben               Colburn,               who               assisted               George               Washington               in               the               1775               Invasion               of               Canada               to               gain               Quebec,               lived,               the               Colonial               Pemaquid               State               Historic               Site               on               Johns               Bay               in               Bristol               containing               17th               Century               excavations,               an               artifact               museum,               and               an               early               20th               Century               rebuilding               of               Fort               William               Henry,               the               Eagle               Island               State               Historic               Site               in               Casco               Bay,               the               retirement               home               of               the               North               Pole               Explorer               Admiral               Robert               Peary,               the               Fort               Baldwin               State               Historic               Site               in               Phippsburg               manned               during               both               World               Wars,               the               1808               Fort               Edgecomb               State               Historic               Site               on               Davis               Island               that               guarded               Thomas               Jefferson's               embargo               of               the               port               of               Wiscasset,               the               1754               Fort               Halifax               State               Historic               Site               in               Winslow               with               the               oldest               blockhouse               in               the               United               States,               the               1839               Fort               Kent               State               Historic               Site               in               Bangor               built               to               prepare               for               the               military               invasion               of               Canada               over               the               dispute               of               Maine's               northeastern               boundary,               the               Fort               Knox               State               Historic               Site               on               the               Penobscot               River               in               Prospect,               built               after               the               Aroostook               War               of               1838-1839,               to               defend               Bangor               against               British               invasions               over               Canadian               border               issues,               the               Fort               O'Brien               State               Historic               Site               in               Machias               that               saw               conflicts               during               the               Revolutionary               War,               the               War               of               1812,               and               the               Civil               War,               the               1861               Fort               Popham               State               Historic               Site               in               Phippsburg               used               during               the               Civil               War,               the               Spanish               American               War,               and               World               War               One,               the               John               Paul               Jones               State               Historic               Site               in               Kittery,               the               location               of               the               Maine               Sailors               and               Soldiers               Memorial,               the               Fort               McClary               State               Historic               Site               at               Kittery               Point               that               protected               the               Piscataqua               River               during               the               the               War               of               1812,               the               Civil               War,               and               World               War               Two,               the               Whaleback               Shell               Midden               State               Historic               Site               on               the               east               side               of               the               Damariscotta               River,               comprised               of               oyster               shells,               and               the               Katahdin               Iron               Works               State               Historic               Site               containing               the               Gulf               Hagas               Canyon               on               the               Pleasant               River.
               Islands:
               Islands               found               in               the               State               of               Maine               include               Badger's               Island               in               the               Piscataqua               River               at               Kittery               famous               for               pre-Civil               War               shipbuilding,               Bear               Island               containing               the               1889               Bear               Island               Lighthouse               and               one               of               the               five               Cranberry               Islands,               Cliff               Island,               the               only               year               around               inhabited               Casco               Bay               island               with               no               paved               roads,               Chebeague               Island               with               a               name               meaning               "Island               of               Many               Springs,"               and               part               of               the               Calendar               Isles               of               Casco               Bay,               Great               Diamond               Island,               containing               Diamond               Cove,               a               "kid               friendly"               Casco               Bay               island               used               as               a               military               base               from               the               late               1880s               through               World               War               Two,               Little               Diamond               Island,               known               as               "Little               Hog               Island"               during               Colonial               times               and               connected               to               Great               Diamond               Island               by               a               sandbar,               Home               Island,               with               the               1808               Fort               Scammell,               used               from               1907               to               1937               as               an               immigrant               quarantine               station,               Peaks               Island,               the               most               heavily               populated               Casco               Bay               island,               known               as               the               "Coney               Island               of               Maine,"               Long               Island               in               Cumberland               County,               containing               the               singing               sands               of               South               Beach               and               used               as               a               World               War               Two               supply               station,               the               Cranberry               Isles               consisting               of               Great               Cranberry               Island,               Little               Cranberry               Island,               Bear               Island,               Sutton               Island,               and               Baker               Island,               Ragged               Island               in               Knox               County,               known               as               the               "Island               of               Lobsters,"               Vinalhaven               Island,               the               home               of               the               Red               Paint               People,               North               Haven               Island,               a               major               Summer               Colony               and               the               location               of               the               North               Haven               Dinghy               Races,               Frye               Island               in               Sebago               Lake,               with               the               large               rock               known               as               Frye's               Leap,               granted               to               Maine               soldiers               of               the               French               and               Indian               Wars,               Great               Duck               Island               south               of               Frenchman's               Bay               that               provides               habitat               for               most               of               the               nesting               seabirds               in               Maine,               Indian               Island,               and               the               Penobscot               Indian               Reservation,               near               Old               Town,               with               Penobscot               High               Stakes               Bingo,               one               of               the               first               Indian               gambling               enterprises               in               the               United               States,               Isle               au               Haut               in               Penobscot               Bay,               home               of               part               of               the               Acadia               National               Park               and               many               Native               American               shell               mounds,               the               Isles               of               Shoals,               a               collection               of               small               islands               straddling               New               Hampshire               and               Maine,               and               an               important               fishing               area               for               the               original               Colonies               established               there,               Appledore               Island,               the               largest               of               the               Isles               of               Shoals,               with               a               World               War               Two               observation               tower,               Little               Cranberry               Island,               part               of               the               Acadia               National               Park,               Smuttynose               Island               famous               for               a               series               of               murders               that               occurred               there               on               March               6,               1873,               Machias               Seal               Island               in               the               Gulf               of               Maine               whose               ownership               is               disputed               over               by               the               United               States               and               Canada,               Matinicus               Isle               and               Plantation               in               Knox               County               with               a               name               meaning               "Far-Out               Island,"               Monhegan               Island               and               Plantation               in               the               Gulf               of               Maine,               with               a               name               that               means               "Out               to               Sea               Island,"               Mount               Desert               Island               in               Hancock               County,               the               largest               off               coast               island               in               Maine,               and               the               home               of               several               Summer               Colonies,               including               Bar               Harbor               and               Northeast               Harbor,               Saint               Croix               Island               that               forms               part               of               the               International               Boundary               between               Maine               and               New               Brunswick,               Canada,               Seavey's               Island               in               the               Piscataqua               River,               the               home               of               the               Portsmouth               Naval               Shipyard,               and               Swains               Island               in               Hancock               County               that               was               first               charted               in               1606.
               Bays:
               The               State               of               Maine               contains               approximately               fifty               bays               along               its               waterways               including               the               Bay               of               Fundy,               Saco               Bay,               Casco               Bay,               Seal               Bay,               Penobscot               Bay,               Machias               Bay,               Cobscook               Bay,               Dennys               Bay,               Frenchman's               Bay,               Chandler               Bay,               Johnson               Bay,               Harrington               Bay,               Winter               Harbor               Bay,               Western               Way               Bay,               and               Passamaquoddy               Bay.
               Capes,               Lakes               and               Ponds:
               There               are               as               many               as               1200               capes,               and               5000               or               more               lakes               and               ponds,               found               in               the               State               of               Maine.
               The               largest               ones               in               Androscoggin               County               include               Auburn               Lake,               Sebattus               Pond,               Tripp               Pond,               Taylor               Pond,               and               Middle               Range               Pond.
               The               largest               ones               in               Aroostook               County               include               Mud               Lake,               Wytopitlock               Lake,               Long               Lake,               Molunkus               Lake,               Meduxnekeag               Lake,               Umsaskis               Lake,               Madawaska               Lake,               East               Lake,               Beau               Lake,               Pleasant               Lake,               Portage               Lake,               St.

Froid               Lake,               Cross               Lake,               Fish               River               Lake,               Mattawamkeag               Lake,               Squapan               Lake,               Eagle               Lake,               Square               Lake,               Schoodic               Lake,               First               Musquacook               Lake,               Second               Musquacook               Lake,               Fourth               Musquacook               Lake,               Glazier               Lake,               Big               Machia               Lake,               Deering               Lake,               Togue               Pond,               Gardner               Pond,               Deboullie               Lake,               and               Second               Chase               Pond.
               The               largest               ones               in               Cumberland               County               are               Trickey               Pond,               Crystal               Lake,               Thomas               Pond,               Highland               Lake,               Rattlesnake               Lake,               Bay               of               Naples               Lake,               Peabody               Pond,               Pleasant               Lake,               Panther               Pond,               Moose               Pond,               Little               Sebago               Lake,               Thompson               Lake,               Long               Lake,               and               Sebago               Lake.
               The               largest               ones               in               Franklin               County               are               Varnum               Pond,               Jim               Pond,               Beaver               Mountain               Lake,               Porter               Lake,               Clearwater               Lake,               Kennebago               Lake,               Webb               Lake,               and               Rangeley               Lake.
               The               largest               ones               in               Hancock               County               are               Graham               Lake,               Nicatous               Lake,               Green               Lake,               Branch               Lake,               Toddy               Pond,               Tunk               Lake,               Spectacle               Pond,               Beech               Hill               Pond,               Abamgamock               Lake,               Molasses               Pond,               Duck               Lake,               Donnell               Pond,               Alligator               Lake,               Alamoosook               Lake,               Upper               Lead               Mountain               Pond,               Long               Pond,               Lucerne               Lake,               Lower               Patten               Pond,               Mountainy               Pond,               Walker               Pond,               Floods               Pond,               Eagle               Lake,               and               Jordan               Pond.
               The               largest               ones               in               Kennebec               County               are               Great               Pond,               Cobbosseecontee               Lake,               Androscoggin               Lake,               China               Lake,               Messalonskee               Lake,               Long               Pond,               Maranacook               Lake,               East               Pond,               Parker               Pond,               Webber               Pond,               Annabessacook               Lake,               Threemile               Pond,               Echo               Lake,               Salmon               Pond,               and               Togus               Pond.
               The               largest               ones               in               Knox               County               are               Megunticook               Lake,               Alford               Lake,               and               Seven               Tree               Pond.
               The               largest               ones               in               Lincoln               County               are               Damariscotta               Lake,               Pemaquid               Pond,               and               Biscay               Pond.
               The               largest               ones               in               Oxford               County               are               Mooselookmeguntic               Lake,               Umbagog               Lake,               Richardson               Lake,               Aziscohos               Lake,               Kezar               Lake,               Kezar               Pond,               Lovewell               Pond,               Pennesseewassee               Lake,               Parmachenee               Lake,               Hancock               Pond,               Lake               Anasagunticook,               Sturtevant               Pond,               Koeka               Lake,               McWain               Pond,               and               Colcord               Pond.
               The               largest               ones               in               Penobscot               County               are               Chemo               Pond,               Millimagassett               Lake,               Endless               Lake,               Scraggley               Lake,               South               Branch               Lake,               Grand               Lake               Seboeis,               Cold               Stream               Pond,               Junior               Lake,               Sebasticook               Lake,               Pushaw               Lake,               First               Matagamon               Lake,               Pug               Lake,               Ambajejus               Lake,               Lake               Wassookeag,               East               Branch               Lake,               Upper               Sysladobsis               Lake,               Mattamiscontis               Lake,               Brewer               Lake,               Big               Madagascal               Pond,               Scraggly               Lake,               Cedar               Lake,               and               Upper               Cold               Stream               Pond.
               The               largest               ones               in               Sagadahoc               County               are               Nequasset               Lake               and               Mud               Pond.
               The               largest               ones               in               Waldo               County               are               Quantabacook               Lake,               Lake               Saint               George,               Sheepscot               Pond,               Swan               Lake,               and               Unity               Pond.
               The               largest               ones               in               York               County               are               Great               East               Lake,               Mousam               Lake,               Square               Pond,               and               Little               Ossipee               Lake.
               The               largest               ones               in               Washington               County               are               Spednic               Lake,               Big               Lake,               Baskahegan               Lake,               Meddybemps               Lake,               the               Grand               Falls               Flowage,               Gardner               Lake,               Cuthand               Lake,               Third               Machias               Lake,               Pocomoonshine               Lake,               Pocumus               Lake,               Upper               Sabao               Lake,               Crawford               Lake,               Second               Lake,               Hadley               Lake,               Boyden               Lake,               Rocky               Lake,               West               Musquash               Lake,               Mopang               Lake,               Pleasant               Lake,               Clifford               Lake,               Pennamaquan               Lake,               Sunken               Lake,               Fifth               Machias               Lake,               Pleasant               River               Lake,               Nashs               Lake,               Bog               Lake,               East               Musquash               Lake,               Love               Lake,               and               Lambert               Lake.
               The               largest               ones               in               Somerset               County               are               Flagstaff               Lake,               Brassua               Lake,               Moose               Pond,               Seboomook               Lake,               Indian               Pond,               Long               Pond,               Attean               Pond,               Canada               Falls               Lake,               Moxie               Pond,               Wood               Pond,               Wyman               Lake,               Spencer               Lake,               Embden               Pond,               Wesserunsett               Lake,               Baker               Lake,               Penobscot               Lake,               Bald               Mountain               Pond,               Holeb               Pond,               Pleasant               Pond,               Spring               Lake,               West               Carry               Pond,               Little               Big               Wood               Pond,               King               and               Bartlett               Lake,               and               Enchanted               Pond.
               The               largest               ones               in               Piscataquis               County               are               Moosehead               Lake,               Chesuncook               Lake,               Chamberlain               Lake,               Big               Eagle               Lake,               Schoodic               Lake,               Sebec               Lake,               Seboeis               Lake,               Caucomgomoc               Lake,               Allagash               Lake,               Churchill               Lake,               Lobster               Lake,               First               Roach               Pond,               Ross               Lake,               Ragged               Lake,               Telos               Lake,               Lower               Jo-Mary               Lake,               Upper               Jo-Mary               Lake,               Black               Pond,               Rainbow               Lake,               Munsungan               Lake,               Umbazooksus               Lake,               Lower               Wilson               Pond,               Nesowadnehunk               Lake,               Indian               Pond,               Harrington               Lake,               Onawa               Lake,               Shallow               Lake,               Loon               Lake,               Upper               Wilson               Pond,               Nahmakanta               Lake,               Third               Debsconeag               Lake,               Haymock               Lake,               Spider               Lake,               Second               Roach               Pond,               Hurd               Pond,               Long               Pond,               Big               Houston               Pond,               Lake               Hebron,               Priestly               Lake,               Clear               Lake,               Webster               Lake,               First               Debsconeag               Lake,               Monson               Pond,               Crawford               Pond,               Whetstone               Pond,               and               Fourth               Debsconeag               Lake.
               Rivers:
               Major               rivers               found               in               Maine               include               the               Saint               John               River,               the               Daaquam               River,               the               Big               Black               River               where               the               State's               all-time               lowest               temperature               of               -50               degrees               below               zero               was               recorded               at               the               Van               Buren               Station               on               January               16,               2009,               the               Little               Saint               Roch               River,               the               Little               Black               River,               the               Allagash               River               north               of               Mount               Katahdin,               the               Fish               River,               the               St.

Francis               River               at               the               northernmost               point               of               New               England,               the               Red               River,               the               Birch               River,               the               Aroostook               River,               the               Blackwater               River,               the               Machias               River,               a               well               known               State               canoeing               trip,               the               Little               Madawaska               River,               the               River               De               Chute,               the               St.

Croix               River,               the               Pennamaquan               River,               the               Hardscrabble               River,               the               Chandler               River,               the               Indian               River,               the               West               River,               the               Penobscot               River,               Maine's               second               longest               river,               the               Jordan               River,               the               Union               River,               the               Oyster               River,               the               Sheepscot               River,               the               Goose               River,               with               Class               V               whitewater               rafting,               the               Ducktrap               River,               the               Kennebec               River,               the               Moose               River,               the               Salmon               Falls               River,               the               Piscataqua               River,               the               Androscoggin               River,               the               Merrimack               River,               the               Saco               River,               the               Pleasant               River,               the               Damariscotta               River,               the               Harraseeket               River,               the               Carrabassett               River,               the               Fore               River,               and               more.
               Mountains:
               The               State               of               Maine               is               full               of               mountains,               including               its               tallest,               Mount               Katahdin,               in               the               Hundred               Mile               Wilderness               Area               of               Piscataquis               County               northeast               of               Millinocket,               and               the               centerpiece               of               Baxter               State               Park,               the               popular               ski               resort               known               as               Sugarloaf               Mountain               in               Franklin               County,               Crocker               Mountain               in               the               Carrabassett               Valley               of               Franklin               County               containing               the               glacial               Crocker               Cirque,               Old               Speck               Mountain               in               Oxford               County,               in               the               Mahoosuc               Range               of               the               extremely               popular               White               Mountains,               North               Brother               Mountain               in               Baxter               State               Park               near               the               Klondike               Swamp,               Bigelow               Mountain               in               Franklin               County               an               Appalachian               Mountain               Club               Four               Thousand               Footer,               Saddleback               Mountain               in               Rangeley               a               famous               ski               resort,               Mount               Abraham               in               Franklin               County               that               was               heavily               logged               in               the               19th               Century,               Mount               Redington               in               Franklin               County               northeast               of               the               United               States               Navy               Survival               Escape               and               Evasion               Training               Facility,               Spaulding               Mountain               in               Franklin               County               by               Farmington,               South               Brother               Mountain,               in               Baxter               State               Park,               in               the               Penobscot               River               Watershed,               Snow               Mountain               five               miles               south               of               the               US-Canada               border,               Goose               Eye               Mountain               in               Oxford               County               one               mile               east               of               the               Maine-New               Hampshire               State               Line,               Mount               Coe               in               Baxter               State               Park               northeast               of               Mount               Katahdin,               East               Kennebago               Mountain               in               Franklin               County,               a               trailless               mountain               known               as               a               monadnock,               or               isolated               small               mountain               above               a               surrounding               plain,               Baldpate               Mountain               in               Oxford               County               with               two               peaks,               Fort               Mountain,               in               Baxter               State               Park,               that               has               a               herd               path               leading               to               its               summit,               White               Cap               Mountain               in               Franklin               County               one               mile               east               of               the               US               border               with               Quebec,               Boundary               Peak,               located               on               the               US-Canada               border,               a               mountain               with               no               official               name,               and               the               highest               point               on               the               border               east               of               the               Rocky               Mountains,               Kennebago               Divide,               in               Franklin               and               Oxford               Counties,               a               mile               and               a               half               southeast               of               the               US-Canada               border,               Elephant               Mountain               in               Oxford               County               with               the               Appalachian               National               Scenic               Trail               at               its               base,               Coburn               Mountain               in               Somerset               County               in               the               western               part               of               Maine,               Black               Nubble               Mountain               in               the               Kennebec               River               Watershed               a               proposed               wind               farm               location               for               the               State,               West               Kennebago               Mountain               located               by               the               Androscoggin               River               Watershed,               White               Cap               Mountain               in               the               Pleasant               River               Watershed,               Kibby               Mountain,               in               Franklin               County,               three               and               a               half               miles               east               of               the               US-Canada               border,               Boundary               Bald               Mountain               in               Somerset               County               seven               and               a               half               miles               southeast               of               Quebec,               Traveler               Mountain,               in               Baxter               State               Park,               that               was               named               by               loggers               of               the               East               Branch               of               the               Penobscot               River,               Baker               Mountain               in               Beaver               Cove               a               wild               trailless               mountain,               Doubletop               Mountain,               in               Baxter               State               Park,               on               the               Nesowadnehunk               Stream,               Sunday               River               Whitecap               Mountain               in               Oxford               County               a               popular               ski               resort               offering               360-degree               panaramic               views               of               the               White               Mountains,               Big               Spencer               Mountain               in               Piscataquis               County               in               the               north               central               part               of               Maine,               Big               Moose               Mountain,               in               the               Kennebec               River               Watershed,               an               alpine               skiing               area               originally               known               as               Big               Squaw               Mountain,               Mount               Blue               in               Burnett               County               featured               in               the               Judith               Bluestone               Polich               book               entitled               "Children               of               Light,"               Puzzle               Mountain,               in               Oxford               County,               with               a               false               peak               northwest               of               its               real               summit,               Sandy               Bay               Mountain               in               Somerset               County               on               the               three               watersheds               of               the               Penobscot               River,               the               Moose               River,               and               the               Kennebec               River,               Moxie               Mountain               in               Somerset               County               in               western               Maine,               Borestone               Mountain,               in               Piscataquis               County,               a               popular               hiking               location               and               part               of               the               Borestone               Mountain               Audubon               Sanctuary,               Mount               Kineo               in               the               northern               Maine               forest               on               the               Kineo               Peninsula,               Mars               Hill               Mountain               a               popular               ski               area               that               overlooks               the               St.

John               Valley,               and               from               March               to               September               thought               to               be               the               first               place               in               the               United               States               to               see               the               sun               rise,               Cadillac               Mountain               on               Mount               Desert               Island,               in               the               Acadia               National               Park,               believed               to               be               the               first               place               in               the               Country               struck               by               the               sun's               rays               each               morning,               and               featuring               the               "Nation's               First               Sunrise,"               a               popular               Acadia               National               Park               activity,               Mount               Tire'm               a               small               mountain               in               Waterford               near               Keoka               Lake,               Bauneg               Beg               Mountain               in               North               Berwick               the               home               of               one               of               the               rarest               varieties               of               orchids               in               the               Eastern               United               States,               Mount               Jefferson               south               of               Lee               in               Penobscot               County,               Mount               Agamenticus,               in               southern               Maine,               a               wildlife               reservation               and               recreational               park,               and               the               White               Mountains               of               western               Maine               and               eastern               New               Hampshire,               including               the               Presidential               Range,               named               after               US               Presidents,               containing               the               highest               elevations               in               the               Northeastern               United               States,               more               than               180               species               of               birds               including               Peregrine               Falcons,               possessing               more               than               1200               miles               of               hiking               trails,               providing               a               very               popular               back               county,               and               drawing               significant               numbers               of               visitors               each               year.
               Beaches:
               Maine               beaches               vary               from               pristine               with               soft               sand               beaches,               to               those               Downeast               full               of               smooth               stones,               and               some               of               the               most               popular               ones               include               the               small               York               Harbor               Beach,               Short               Sands               Beach,               Drakes               Island               Beach,               Goose               Rocks               Beach,               Old               Orchard               Beach               that               is               continuously               voted               one               of               Maine's               top               beaches,               Sand               Beach               at               Bar               Harbor,               Bear               Island               Beach,               Long               Beach,               Ogunquit               Beach,               Wells               Beach,               York               Beach,               and               many               more               well               known,               and               not               so               well               known,               unless               you               live               in               the               State,               hideaways.
               Caves:
               Maine               contains               many               different               types               of               caves               including               sandstone               Sea               Caves               in               the               Downeast               Region               of               the               State,               north               of               Eastport,               such               as               the               Gulliver's               Hole               Cave               and               the               Day               Mountain               Cave,               granite               Fissure               Caves,               the               most               commonly               found               in               Maine,               including               the               Grotto               Cave               and               the               Allagash               Ice               Cave,               small               limestone               caves               in               the               southern               and               eastern               portions               of               the               State               including               the               Indian               Pond               Cave               and               the               Enchanted               Cave,               Casco               Bay               Islands               caves,               mountain               caves               like               Moose               Cave               and               the               Greenwood               Ice               Cave,               Mid-Coast               caves               such               as               the               Delano               Hill               Cave               and               Inman's               Cave,               Mount               Desert               Island               caves,               and               the               Witherle               E-T               Cave,               the               longest               cave               in               Maine.
               Lighthouses:
               Maine               contains               sixty-six               lighthouses               along               its               Atlantic               coastline               reaching               from               the               Whitlock's               Mill               Lighthouse               at               Calais               on               the               south               bank               of               the               St.

Croix               River,               the               State's               northernmost               lighthouse,               to               the               Whaleback               Ledge               Lighthouse               in               the               mouth               of               the               Piscataqua               River,               its               southernmost               lighthouse.

Other               noteworthy               lighthouses               in               the               State               include               the               1837               Fort               Point               Lighthouse,               Maine's               westernmost               lighthouse,               located               in               the               Penobscot               River               near               Stockton               Springs,               the               Boon               Island               Lighthouse,               Maine's               tallest               lighthouse,               the               Goat               Island               Lighthouse,               the               State's               last               manned               lighthouse,               the               Cape               Elizabeth               Lighthouse               with               the               most               powerful               east               light               in               New               England,               the               1791               Portland               Head               Lighthouse,               Maine's               oldest               lighthouse,               the               Kennebec               River               Range               Lighthouse,               the               State's               only               range               lighthouse,               the               Manhegan               Island               Lighthouse,               the               first               point               seen               on               most               Transatlantic               voyages,               the               Matinicus               Rock               Lighthouse,               Maine's               most               isolated               light               station,               the               West               Quoddy               Lighthouse,               the               easternmost               lighthouse               in               the               United               States               where               the               sun               first               rises               each               morning               in               this               Country,               and               the               1879               Nubble               Lighthouse               on               York               Beach               off               of               Cape               Niddick,               one               of               Maine's               most               popularly               photographed               lighthouses.
               Logging:
               The               first               trees               logged               in               Maine               were               cut               down               on               Monhegan               Island               in               the               early               1600s               and               South               Berwick               was               the               home               of               the               first               water-powered               sawmill.
               Bangor               became               the               world's               largest               port               for               lumber               between               1832               to               1888,               with               as               many               as               3000               ships               at               a               time               in               dock               waiting               to               transport               more               than               8,737,628,202               board               feet               of               lumber,               the               majority               of               which               was               harvested               in               the               Patten               area               one               hundred               miles               away.
               Oxen,               horses,               axes,               and               Cant               Dogs               were               the               basic               tools               of               the               trade               for               Maine               logging               operations               and               working               up               to               fourteen               hours               a               day               in               ice               water,               sleeping               in               wet               blankets,               facing               constant               dangers,               separating               log               jams               on               the               rivers               by               hand,               and               dynamite               blasting               constituted               the               life               of               Maine               lumbermen.
               The               1901               Lombard               Steam               Log               Haulers               were               the               first               crawler-type               overland               tractors               used               to               haul               logs               in               Maine,               and               there               are               still               approximately               140               logging               companies               operating               in               the               State.
               Lobsters:
               Living               in               cold               shallow               waters               full               of               rocks               and               places               to               hide               from               predators,               especially               its               main               ones               including               cod,               haddock,               seals,               flounder,               and               other               lobsters,               these               solitary               and               nocturnal               creatures               can               reach               weights               up               to               about               forty               pounds,               and               are               one               of               the               most               popular               Attractions               in               the               State               of               Maine.

With               shells               that               can               be               red,               yellow,               or               blue,               lobsters               prefer               one               claw,               known               as               the               Crusher,               and               used               for               hunting               and               fishing,               over               the               other               claw,               known               as               the               Pincher,               that               is               used               for               grabbing.

Caught               in               traps,               and               boiled               or               steamed               alive,               lobsters               are               a               very               popular               American               food.
               Black               Bears:
               The               only               species               of               bears               residing               in               the               eastern               United               States,               and               typically               weighing               as               much               as               six               hundred               pounds,               Black               Bears               are               the               smallest               variety               of               American               bears               and               have               the               widest               range               in               the               Country.

These               solitary               animals               prefer               to               live               in               forests,               feed               on               vegetation               and               other               animals,               live               up               to               thirty               years               in               the               wild,               may               have               white               throats               or               blazes               on               their               chests,               and               are               famous               in               Maine.
               Attractions:
               Major               Attractions               found               in               the               State               of               Maine               include               the               19th               Century-built               Morse-Libby               Victoria               Mansion,               the               Children's               Museum               and               Theatre               of               Maine,               the               Portland               Museum               of               Art,               the               Maine               Narrow               Gauge               Railroad               Company               and               Museum,               the               Casco               Bay               islands,               the               Portland               Observatory               Museum,               the               Wadsworth-Longfellow               House,               the               Center               for               Maine               History,               the               Museum               of               African               Tribal               Art,               the               abandoned               Fort               Gorges,               the               Maine               Sports               Hall               of               Fame,               the               Portland               Harbor               Museum,               the               Portland               Back               Cove               Trail,               the               Southworth               Planetarium,               the               Ram               Island               Ledge               Lighthouse,               the               Jewell               Falls,               the               International               Cryptozoology               Museum,               the               Mount               Desert               Oceanarium,               whale               watching,               the               Abbe               Museum               of               Native               American               Indians,               Hulls               Cove,               the               Egg               Rock               Lighthouse,               the               Bar               Harbor               Historical               Society               Museum,               Frenchman               Bay,               Cadillac               Mountain,               the               highest               point               along               the               North               Atlantic               Seaboard,               the               Acadia               National               Park,               the               Boothbay               Region               Historical               Society               Museum,               the               Sea               Pier               Aquarium,               the               George               H.W.

Bush               Estate,               the               Saint               Anthony's               Franciscan               Monastary,               Kennebunk               Beach,               the               High               Street               Historic               District               in               Camden,               the               Farnsworth               Art               Museum,               the               Maine               Lighthouse               Museum,               the               Coastal               Children's               Museum,               the               Peary-MacMillan               Artic               Museum,               the               Ogunquit               Museum               of               American               Art,               the               Maine               State               Museum,               the               Pine               Tree               State               Arboretum,               the               State               Capitol               Complex,               the               Children's               Discovery               Museum,               the               Desert               of               Maine               sand               dunes,               the               Sunday               River               Ski               Resort,               the               Rangeley               Lakes               Region               Logging               Museum,               the               Shawnee               Peak               Ski               Area,               the               Bridgton               Civil               War               Monument,               the               Maine               Maritime               Academy               Museum               and               500-foot               Training               Ship,               the               Wells               National               Estuarine               Research               Reserve,               the               Rachel               Carson               National               Wildlife               Refuge,               Fort               Preble,               Mount               Katahdin,               Sugarloaf               Mountain,               the               Asticou               Azalea               Garden,               the               Holocaust               Human               Rights               Center               of               Maine,               the               Penobscot               Marine               Museum,               the               Center               For               Maine               Contemporary               Art,               the               Funtown               Splashtown               USA               Amusement               Park,               the               Blue               Heron               Gallery,               the               Stanwood               Homestead               Musuem               and               Wildlife               Sanctuary,               the               Somes               Sound               Fjord,               the               Perry               Creek               Preserve,               the               Ski               Museum               of               Maine,               the               Hinckley               Yachts               Factory,               the               Marshall               Point               Lighthouse               Museum,               the               Owls               Head               Transportation               Museum,               the               Paul               Bunyan               Statue,               the               Bates-Morse               Mountain               Conservation               Area,               the               Cole               Land               Transportation               Museum,               the               White               Mountain               National               Forest,               the               Penobscot               Narrows               Bridge               and               Observatory,               the               tallest               in               the               world,               the               Madawaska               Four               Corners               Amusement               Park,               the               Gilsland               Farm               Audubon               Center,               the               Mayberry               Hill               Preserve,               the               Sabbathday               Lake               Shaker               Village,               Machias               Seal               Island,               the               Holbrook               Island               Sanctuary,               the               Reversing               Falls               Park,               the               Todd               Audubon               Sanctuary               at               Hog               Island,               the               Bryant               Stove               and               Music               Museum,               the               General               Henry               Knox               Museum,               the               Bold               Coast               cliffs,               the               Coastal               Maine               Botanical               Gardens,               the               Fawcett's               Maine               Antique               Toy               and               Art               Museum,               the               Islesford               Historical               Museum,               the               Lumberman's               Museum,               the               Poland               Spring               Preservation               Park,               the               North               Maine               Woods               forest,               the               Maine               Wildlife               Park,               the               Museum               of               Vintage               Fashion,               the               Twin               Brook               Recreation               Area,               the               Maine               Forest               and               Logging               Museum,               the               Mount               Jefferson               Ski               Area,               the               Washburn-Norlands               Living               History               Center,               and               more.
               Portland:
               With               a               phoenix               as               its               city               seal,               and               the               motto               "I               Will               Rise               Again,"               in               reference               to               Portland               surviving               four               devastating               fires               that               destroyed               the               town,               the               Seat               of               Cumberland               County               is               Maine's               social,               economical,               and               cultural               center.
               Located               on               the               Fore               River,               and               part               of               Casco               Bay,               the               Old               Port               Exchange               District               of               Portland,               with               its               cobblestone               streets               and               19th               Century               brick               buildings,               is               a               popular               tourist               attraction.
               Known               as               Machigonne               by               the               Native               American               Indians               who               originally               inhabited               the               area               that               became               Portland,               and               first               settled               in               1633               as               Casco,               Portland               was               acquired               in               1658               by               the               Massachusetts               Colony               who               renamed               it               Falmouth.
               Portland               was               destroyed               by               Wampanoag               Indians               in               the               1675-1676               King               Philip's               War,               rebuilt               and               destroyed               again               in               1690               by               the               French               during               the               King               William's               War               of               1689-1697,               and               by               the               British               Royal               Navy               on               October               18,               1775               during               the               Revolutionary               War.
               In               1820               the               Neck               Region               of               Falmouth               grew               into               the               commercial               shipping               port               of               Portland               and               was               named               the               capital               of               Maine.
               Six               hundred               19th               Century               locomotives               were               manufactured               in               Portland               and               the               town               serviced               five               rail               lines               including               the               Grand               Trunk               System               and               the               Portland               Terminal               Company.
               Icebreaker               ships               were               a               major               transportation               industry               Portland               was               famous               for.
               The               July               4,               1866               Great               Fire               destroyed               most               of               Portland,               but               in               the               1990s               and               2000s,               tourists               began               flocking               to               the               Bayside               and               Ocean               Gateway               neighborhoods.
               Portland               has               been               recognized               as               Bon               Appetit               Magazine's               2009               America's               Foodiest               Small               Town,               Number               Twelve               on               Frommer               Magazine's               2007               Top               Travel               Destinations,               Number               One               on               Forbes               Magazine's               2009               List               of               America's               Most               Livable               Cities,               and               the               Number               One               "Top               Market               in               Small               Business               Vitality".
               Major               industries               that               have               been               found               in               Portland               include               fishing,               manufacturing,               financial               services,               agriculture,               crude               oil,               railroads,               and               transportation.
               Major               Corporations               that               have               been               at               least               partially               headquartered               in               Portland               include               Anthem               Blue               Cross               and               Blue               Shield,               Bank               of               America,               Fidelity               Investments,               Key               Bank,               Magellan               Petroleum,               Maine               Bank               and               Trust,               Pioneer               Telephone,               and               Aetna.
               Popular               movies               filmed               in               Portland               include               The               Shawshank               Redemption,               Thinner,               Gaster               On               Ice,               Message               In               A               Bottle,               The               Man               Without               A               Face,               and               The               Preacher's               Wife.
               Popular               Portland               area               Attractions               include               the               1854               Cathedral               of               the               Immaculate               Conception,               the               1859               Marine               Hospital,               the               Franklin               Towers,               standing               204               feet               high               and               Portland's               tallest               building,               the               1872               Second               Empire-Renaissance               Revival               Custom               House,               the               Portland               Museum               of               Art,               the               McLellan-Sweat               Mansion,               the               Time               and               Temperature               Building,               the               Maine               Historical               Society               and               Museum,               the               Children's               Museum               and               Theatre               of               Maine,               Lincoln               Park,               the               Back               Cove               Park,               the               Fore               River               Sanctuary,               the               Longfellow               Arboretum,               the               Maine               Narrow               Gauge               Railroad               Museum,               the               Portland               Observatory               Museum,               the               Wadsworth-Longfellow               House,               and               the               Portland               Head               Lighthouse.
               Lewiston:
               Located               in               south-central               Maine,               at               the               Androscoggin               River               waterfalls,               Lewiston               was               originally               inhabited               by               Native               American               Arosaguntacook               Indians               and               incorporated               in               1795.
               An               agricultural               community               in               its               early               years               Lewiston's               location               helped               establish               the               city               as               a               water               power,               and               the               home               of               the               Androscoggin               Falls               Dam,               Lock,               and               Canal               Company,               as               well               as               several               textile               mills.
               Lewiston               was               named               a               2007               All-American               City               Award               Winner               and               is               the               home               of               major               companies               including               the               Country               Kitchen               Bakery,               the               Diamond               Phoenix               Corporation,               the               Bates               Mill               Complex,               and               the1860s-built               Central               Maine               Medical               Center.
               Lewiston               contains               forty-three               National               Register               of               Historic               Places               including               the               1879               Trinity               Episcopal               Church,               the               1865               St.

Joseph's               Catholic               Church,               the               Basilica               of               Saint               Peter               and               Saint               Paul,               the               1902               Saint               Mary's               Regional               Medical               Center,               the               1874               Senator               William               P.

Frye               House,               the               1893               Osgood               Building,               the               1890               Oak               Street               School,               the               1914               Manufacturers               National               Bank,               the               1927               Marcotte               Nursing               Home,               Lyceum               Hall,               the               Music               Supply               Company               Building,               the               Lower               Lisbon               Street               Historic               District,               the               1902               Lewiston               Public               Library,               the               Lewiston               Trust               and               Safe               Deposit               Company,               the               1908               Kora               Shriners               Temple,               the               1892               Lewiston               City               Hall,               the               Jordan               School,               the               1926               John               R.

Clifford               House,               the               1854               Holland-Drew               House,               the               1885               James               C.

Lord               House,               the               Bates               College               Hathorn               Hall,               the               Healey               Asylum,               the               1903               First               National               Bank,               the               Grand               Trunk               Railroad               Station,               the               1892               First               Callahan               Building,               the               1883               Docter               Lewis               J.

Martel               House,               the               1873               Doctor               Milton               Wedgewood               House,               the               1850               Cowan               Mill,               the               1866               Continental               Mill               Housing,               the               1826               Bradford               House,               the               1892               Atkinson               Building,               the               1872               Captain               Holland               House,               Union               Block,               the               Second               Callahan               Block,               the               1870-built               Savings               Bank               Block,               the               Pilsbury               Block,               the               Old               Fellows               Block,               the               Lord               Block,               the               First               McGillicuddy               Block,               the               1882               Dominican               Block,               and               the               1912               Bergin               Block.
               Popular               Lewiston               area               Attractions               include               the               1973-built               Vietnam               Veterans               Memorial               Bridge,               the               Great               Falls               Balloon               Festival,               the               USM               Lewiston-Auburn               Atrium               Gallery,               the               Lewiston-Auburn               Museum,               the               Franco-American               Heritage               Center,               the               July               4th               Liberty               Festival,               the               Lewiston               Falls,               and               the               Thorncrag               Bird               Sanctuary,               the               largest               in               New               England.
               Bangor:
               Originally               inhabited               by               Penobscot               Indians,               who               still               reside               on               tribal               lands               on               the               Penobscot               Indian               Island               Reservation,               the               Seat               of               Penobscot               County               is               a               major               cultural               and               commercial               center               for               northern               and               eastern               Maine.
               Established               in               1769,               and               known               as               the               Condeskeag               Plantation,               Bangor               became               the               site               of               the               1775               negotiated               treaties               forcing               the               Penobscot               Indians               to               forfeit               almost               all               of               their               ancestral               lands               to               European               settlers.
               Bangor               was               sacked               by               the               British               during               the               War               of               1812,               in               the               Battle               of               Hampden,               and               during               the               Capture               of               Castine               on               September               3,               1814.
               Known               as               the               "Lumber               Capital               of               the               World"               Bangor               was               a               booming               lumber               port               in               the               19th               Century.
               Maine               lumber               built               most               of               New               York               and               Boston,               and               the               State               supplied               tons               of               wood               to               California,               Oregon,               Washington,               and               the               Caribbean.
               Bangor               was               a               center               for               anti-slavery               politics               prior               to               the               Civil               War               and               its               citizens               faught               heavily               in               the               First               Battle               of               Bull               Run,               the               Second               Battle               of               Petersburg,               the               Battle               of               Gettysburg,               and               the               Battle               of               Mobile               Bay               where               the               Confederate               Fleet               surrendered.
               Major               industries               that               have               been               found               in               Bangor               include               agriculture,               lumber,               paper               mills,               railroads,               and               Bangor               Brownies.
               Bangor               has               been               highly               popularized               by               several               Steven               King               novels,               and               is               the               capital               of               his               Transylmainia.

Other               publications               the               city               has               ben               written               into               include               "Landscape               of               the               Body"               by               John               Guare,               "A               Bundle               of               Letters"               by               Henry               James,               "Young               Aeroplane               Scouts"               by               Horace               Porter,               "Codex"               by               Lew               Grossman,               "Napolean               Disentimed"               by               Hayford               Peirce,               "Lost               Beneath               the               Surface"               by               Lily               Strange,               the               "Diane               Spaulding               Mystery               Series"               by               Kathy               Lynn               Emerson,               "The               Maine               Woods"               by               Henry               David               Thoreau,               "Travels               With               Charley"               by               John               Steinbeck,               "Flying               From               Bangor               To               Rio"               by               Robert               Lowell,               and               several               others.
               Many               movies               and               television               programs               have               been               at               least               partially               filmed               in               Bangor               including               Thinner,               Firestarter,               Creepshow               2,               The               Langoliers,               Graveyard               Shift,               The               Strange               Woman,               Dark               Shadows,               The               Dead               Zone,               Celeste               In               The               City,               and               Trailer               Park               Boys.
               Many               well               known               songs               have               mentioned               Bangor               in               them               including               Riding               Down               From               Bangor               (or               Riding               Up               From               Bangor),               Henry               Sawyer,               the               earliest               known               railroad               song,               I've               Been               Everywhere,               The               Rooftops               of               Bangor,               Burgandy               Shoes,               Band               of               Brothers,               How               "bout               Them               Cowgirls,               King               of               the               Road,               and               more.
               The               Great               Fire               of               1911               destroyed               much               of               downtown               Bangor,               and               most               of               the               area               is               now               listed               on               the               National               Register               of               Historic               Places               as               the               "Great               Fire               Historic               District,"               while               the               unburned               parts               of               the               city               are               listed               as               the               "West               Market               Square               Historic               District".
               Popular               Bangor               area               Attractions               include               the               Bangor               State               Fair,               one               of               the               Country's               oldest,               the               American               Folk               Festival,               the               Bangor               Book               Festival,               the               Kenduskeag               Stream               Canoe               Race,               the               Paul               Bunyan               Marathon,               the               Bangor               City               Forest               and               Wildlife               Habitat,               salmon               fishing               in               the               Penobscot               River,               and               more.
               South               Portland:
               Located               on               Portland               Harbor               overlooking               the               Casco               Bay               islands,               and               known               for               its               working               waterfront               on               Maine's               most               heavily               traveled               seaport,               South               Portland               is               a               major               retail               center               for               its               region.
               First               settled               in               1630               as               a               farming               community,               and               incorporated               on               March               15,               1895               after               separating               from               Cape               Elizabeth,               South               Portland               became               a               city               in               1898.
               Building               236               of               the               440-foot               long               Liberty               Ships               of               World               War               Two               the               Todd-Bath               Iron               Shipbuilding               Corporation,               the               South               Portland               Shipbuilding               Corporation,               and               the               New               England               Shipbuilding               Corporation,               were               located               in               South               Portland.
               Known               as               Maine's               "Retail               Capital"               South               Portland               is               the               home               of               the               Portland-Montreal               Pipe               Line               that               ships               millions               of               barrels               of               oil               each               year               to               the               city,               Rigby               Yard,               New               England's               largest               railroad               yard,               and               Fairchild               Semiconductor               International.
               Popular               South               Portland               area               Attractions               include               the               historic               Greenbelt               Walkway               paved               trail,               Mill               Creek               Park,               the               annual               Art               in               the               Park               Show,               the               Wainwright               Farm               Recreation               Area,               Hinckley               Park,               the               South               Portland               Historical               Society,               the               Spring               Point               Ledge               Lighthouse,               the               Portland               Harbor               Museum,               the               Shoreway               Arboretum,               the               Lyric               Music               Theatre,               and               Fort               Preble.
               Auburn:
               Originally               part               of               the               Pejepscot               Purchase               of               1714,               following               the               Treaty               of               Portsmouth               between               the               Abenaki               Indians               and               English               settlers,               the               land               that               became               Auburn               was               granted               to               veterans               of               the               Battle               of               Quebec               in               1736               and               was               not               settled               until               after               the               French               and               Indian               Wars.
               With               a               name               believed               taken               from               the               1770               Oliver               Goldsmith               poem               entitled               "The               Deserted               Village,"               and               belonging               to               Minot               in               1786,               Auburn               was               incorporated               on               February               24,               1842,               became               the               County               Seat               in               1854,               and               grew               bigger               by               annexing               nearby               smaller               tows               including               Minot,               Poland,               and               Danville.
               Factory               shoe               making               originated               in               Auburn,               and               other               major               industries               found               in               the               city               included               grain,               produce,               railroads,               mills,               cotton,               carraiges,               textiles,               bricks,               furniture,               and               iron               products.
               National               Historic               locations               found               in               the               city               of               Auburn               include               the               1797               William               Briggs               Homestead,               the               1874               William               A.

Robinson               House,               the               Main               Street               Historic               District,               the               1871               Roak               Block               site,               the               1914               Horatio               G.

Foss               House,               the               Lamorbau               Site,               the               1895               Holman               Day               House,               the               1899               Horace               Munroe               House,               the               1878               Gay-Munroe               House,               the               1851               Gilead               Railroad               Station,               the               1867               Frank               L.

Dingley               House,               the               Greek-Gothic               Revival-style               Free               Baptist               Church,               the               1876               First               Universalist               Church,               the               1889               Charles               L.

Cushman               House,               the               1827               Edward               Little               House,               the               1873               Barker               Mill,               the               1880               Charles               A.

Jordan               House,               the               1857               Androscoggin               County               Courthouse               and               Jail,               the               Auburn               Public               Library,               and               the               1890               A.

A.

Garalon               House.
               Popular               Auburn               area               Attractions               include               the               Festival               Plaza               Park               on               the               Androscoggin               River,               the               Falls               Fountain               and               the               Shoe               Fountain               water               sculptures,               the               Knight               House               Museum,               the               Hampster               Point               Gardens,               the               Auburn               Fire               Department               Museum,               and               the               Androscoggin               Historical               Society               and               Museum.
               Series:
               The               United               States               Series               I               am               writing               here               on               associatedcontent.com               provides               an               indepth               look               at               all               fifty               States               that               make               up               this               GREAT               Country               of               ours               and               their               five               largest               cities.
               The               current               list               of               Articles               for               the               United               States               Series               I               have               published               to               date               includes:
               So               This               Is               Sweet               Home               Alabama               
               Alaska               -               The               Land               of               the               Midnight               Sun               
               Arizona               -               The               Valley               of               the               Sun               
               California               -               The               Golden               Gate,               Earthquakes               and               Grizzly               Bears               
               Colorful               Colorado               -               The               Rocky               Mountains,               Skiing,               and               High               Technology               
               Connecticut               -               The               Land               of               Steady               Habits               
               Delaware               -               The               Small               Wonder               
               Florida               -               The               Snowbirds               R               Us               State               
               Georgia               -               Goobers,               Peaches,               and               Buzzards               
               Hawaii               -               Luaus,               Pineapples,               and               Beaches               
               Idaho               -               The               Gem               of               the               Mountains               and               Potatoes               State               
               Illinois               -               Mining,               Factories,               and               Labor               Unions               
               Indiana               -               Land               of               Steel               and               Ducks               
               Iowa               -               The               Ethanol               and               Food               Capital               of               the               World               
               Bleeding               Kansas               America's               Flattest               State               
               Kentucky               -               The               Land               of               Tomorrow               
               Louisiana               -               The               Child               of               the               Mississippi               
               Maryland               -               The               "Oh               Say               Can               You               See"               State               
               Massachusetts               -               The               Cradle               of               Liberty               
               Michigan               -               The               Automotive               State               
               Minnesota               -               The               Bread               and               Butter               State               
               Mississippi               -               Where               Cotton               Was               King
               Comments               from               readers               are               always               welcome               so               let               me               know               what               you               think               about               these               Articles.
               Sources:
               This               article               was               compiled               from               several               websites               that               provide               much               more               information               about               Maine               including:
               visitportland.com,               lewiston.me.us,               maineguide.com,               southportland.org,               americantowns.com






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