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{{USStatepp-semi-vandalism|small=yes}}{{Otheruses1|namethe U.S. State}}{{US state| Name =Maine|flagFullname =Maine_State_FlagState of Maine| Flag = Flag of Maine.gifsvg|mottoFlaglink = [[Flag of Maine]]| Seal = Seal of Maine.svg| Map = Map of USA ME.svg| Nickname = The Pine Tree State| Demonym = Mainer| Motto ="[[Dirigo]]" ("I lead")|nickState number =The Pine Tree State23rd state|capitalCapital =[[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]]|languageLargestCity =None[[Portland, Maine|Portland]]|governorLargestMetro =[[Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area|Portland-South Portland-Biddeford]]| Governor = [[John Baldacci]] (D)|gpartyLieutenant Governor =DemocratNone<ref>In the event of a vacancy in the office of Governor, the President of the [[Maine Senate|State Senate]] is first in line for succession.</ref>|senator1Senate President =[[Beth Edmonds]]| Senators = [[Olympia Snowe]] (R)<br />[[Susan Collins]] (R)|s1partyRepresentatives =Republican[[Tom Allen]] (D)<br />[[Michael Michaud]] (D)|senator2PostalAbbreviation =Susan CollinsME|s2partyOfficialLang =RepublicanNone<br>(English de facto)|populationAreaRank =39<sup>th</sup>|dateTotalAreaUS = 33,414| TotalArea = 86,542| LandAreaUS = 30,890| LandArea = 80,005| WaterAreaUS = 4,527| WaterArea = 11,724| PCWater = 13.5| PopRank = 40<sup>th</sup>| 2000Pop (old) = 1,274,923| 2000Pop = 1,317,207 (2007 est.)<ref>http://www.census.gov/popest/states/NST-ann-est.html 2007 Population Estimates</ref>| DensityRank = 38<sup>th</sup>| 2000DensityUS = 41.3| 2000Density = 15.95| AdmittanceOrder = 23<sup>rd</sup>| AdmittanceDate =March 15, 1820 (23rd)| TimeZone = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]: [[UTC]]-5/[[Daylight saving time|-4]]| Longitude = 66° 57′ W to 71° 5′ W| Latitude = 42° 58′ N to 47° 28′ N| WidthUS = 210| Width = 338| LengthUS = 320| Length = 515| HighestPoint = [[Mount Katahdin]]<ref name="usgs">{{cite web| date =29 April 2005 | url =http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html#Highest| title =Elevations and Distances in the United States| publisher =U.S Geological Survey| accessmonthday = November 6 | accessyear = 2006}}</ref>| HighestElevUS = 5,268| HighestElev = 1,606| MeanElevUS = 591| MeanElev = 180| LowestPoint = Atlantic Ocean<ref name="usgs"/>| LowestElevUS = 0| LowestElev = 0| ISOCode = US-ME| Website = www.maine.gov
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The '''State of Maine''' was the twenty({{Audio-third IPA|en-us-Maine.ogg|/ˈmeɪn/}}) is a [[U.S. state |state]] in the [[New England]] region of the [[Northeastern United States|northeastern]] United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to enter into the unionsoutheast, [[New Hampshire]] to the southwest, the Canadian provinces of [[Quebec]] to the northwest and [[New Brunswick]] to the northeast. Maine is the northernmost portion of New England and is the easternmost state in the [[Continental U.S.|contiguous United States]]. Its capital It is Augustaknown for its scenery—its jagged, mostly rocky coastline; its low, rolling mountains; and its heavily forested interior — as well as for its seafood cuisine, especially [[American lobster|lobsters]] and [[clam]]s.
The rocks of Maine are one original inhabitants of the oldest parts of the US, dating from the Devonian periodterritory that is now Maine were [[Algonquian]]-speaking peoples.<ref>http://www.statefossils.com/me/meThe first European settlement in Maine was in 1604 by a French party.html</ref> The last first English settlement in Maine, the short-lived [[glaciersPopham Colony]] , was established by the [[Plymouth Company]] in 1607. A number of English settlements were established along the ice age shaped coast of Maine in the coastline into 1620s, although the rugged climate, deprivations, and Indian attacks wiped out many of them over the years. As Maine entered the 18th century, only a half dozen settlements still survived. American and British forces contended for Maine's territory during the [[peninsula|peninsulasAmerican Revolution]] we see today and formed the [[War of 1812]]. Maine's 2was an [[exclave]] of Massachusetts until 1820 as a result of a growing in population,000 becoming the 23rd state on March 15, as per the [[island|islandsMissouri Compromise]].
==Origin of the name==There is no definitive answer for the origin of the name Maine. The earliest Mainersstate legislature in 2001 adopted a resolution establishing Franco-American Day, which stated that the state was named after the ancient French [[Maine (province)|province of Maine]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.maine.gov/legis/senate/Records/2nd120th/03-06-02R2.doc| format = doc| accessdate = 2007-09-20| title = Journal of the Senate| publisher = State of Maine| date = 2002-03-06| quote = "WHEREAS, the State of Maine is named after the Province of [[Maine]] in France..."}}</ref> Other theories mention earlier places with similar names, or claim it is a nautical reference to the mainland.<ref>{{cite web| first = Emily A. | last = Schroeder| url = http://www.maine.gov/msl/services/reference/meorigin.htm| accessdate = 2007-09-20| title = Origin of Maine's Name| publisher = Maine State Library}}</ref> Whatever the origin, the name was fixed in 1665 when the King's Commissioners ordered that the "Province of Maine" be entered from then on in official records.<ref>{{cite book| last = Stuart| first = George R.| title = Names on the Land| publisher = Houghton Mifflin| year =1958| isbn =978-0938530022}}</ref>
To the south and east is the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and northeast is [[New Brunswick]], a province of Canada. The two earliest Native American tribes Canadian province of [[Quebec]] is to the northwest. Maine were is both the Micmacs northernmost state in eastern Maine [[New England]] and the Abanakislargest, who are also sometimes called Wabanakisaccounting for nearly half the region's entire land area. The former were warlike, but Maine also has the latter were mainly peaceful farmers and fishersdistinction of being the only state to border just one other state ([[New Hampshire]] to the west). The only remaining Native Americans today, municipalities of the many tribes who once inhabited [[Eastport, Maine|Eastport]] and [[Lubec, Maine|Lubec]] are 1500 Passamaquoddies, who live on two reservationsrespectively, the easternmost city and 1200 Penobscotstown in the United States. [[Estcourt Station, who live on Indian Island Maine|Estcourt Station]] is Maine's northernmost point and also the northernmost point in the Penobscot RiverNew England region of the United States. <ref>http://www.mainehistory.info/history (For more information see [[extreme points of the United States]]).html</ref>
==Becoming a StateHistory=={{main|History of Maine}}
Because it was physically separated from the rest of Massachusetts and was growing in population at a rapid rate, Maine eventually became the 23rd State under state on March 15, 1820 through the [[Missouri Compromise]] of 1820. This compromise allowed admitting both Maine's position as a free state balanced and Missouri's entry as (in 1821) into the union while keeping a balance between [[slave state the following |slave]] and free states.<ref>{{cite web| year= | url =http://www. The state constitution maine.gov/legis/senate/statehouse/history/hstry5.htm | title =Maine History (Statehood)| publisher =www.maine.gov| accessdate = April 13| accessyear = 2008}}</ref> Maine's original [[Capital (political)|capital]] wasrooted Portland, the largest city in political independenceMaine, religious freedom and popular control of governmentuntil it was moved to Augusta in 1832 to make it more central within the state.
The mean population center of Maine is located in [[Kennebec County, Maine|Kennebec County]], in or near the town of [[Mount Vernon, Maine|Mount Vernon]].<ref name="mean population center">{{cite web |url=Maine http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt|title=Population and Population Centers by State: 2000 (US Census Bureau)|accessdate=2007-05-01}}</ref> The Greater Portland metropolitan area is the Abolitionist movementmost densely populated with nearly 20% of Maine's population.<ref name="Portland city">{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.portland.me.us|title=City of Portland|accessdate=2007-05-01}}</ref>As explained in detail under "Geography", there are large tracts of uninhabited land in some remote parts of the interior.
''See also: [[Margaret Chase Smith]] List of Skowhegan was the first American woman elected to both houses of Congress. She was in the House of Representatives for nearly ten years, and then a Senator. A Republican, she was notably honest, independent and courageous. She is remembered for her famous [[Declaration of ConscienceMaine railroads]] in the 1950 in which she said:''
==Law and government=={{Cquotesee also|List of Governors of Maine|U.S. Senators from Maine|List of Maine State Senators|As Maine goes, so goes the nation}}The American people are sick [[Maine Constitution]] structures Maine's state government, composed of three co-equal branches - the executive, legislative, and tired judicial branches. The state of being afraid to speak their minds lest they be politically smeared as “Communists” or “Fascists” by their opponentsMaine also has three Constitutional Officers (the Secretary of State, the State Treasurer, and the State Attorney General) and one Statutory Officer (the State Auditor).
The American people are sick and tired of seeing innocent people smeared and guilty people whitewashed. But there have been enough proved cases, such as the ''[[Amerasialegislative branch]]'' case, is the [[HissMaine Legislature]] case, a bicameral body composed of the [[CoplonMaine House of Representatives]] case, with 151 members, and the [[Harry Gold|GoldMaine Senate]] case, to cause the nationwide distrust with 35 members. The Legislature is charged with introducing and strong suspicion that there may be something to the [[McCarthyism|unproved, sensational accusations]]passing laws.
The Democratic Administration has greatly lost [[executive branch]] is responsible for the confidence execution of the American people laws created by its complacency to the threat of communism here at home Legislature and is headed by the leak [[Governor of Maine]] (currently John Baldacci, a [[manhattan projectDemocratic Party (United States)|vital secretsDemocrat]] to Russia ). The Governor is elected every four years; no individual may serve more than two consecutive terms in this office. The current [[Venona|through key officials attorney general]] of the Democratic administrationMaine is [[G. Steven Rowe]]. There are enough proved cases to make this point without diluting our criticism As with unproved chargesother [[State legislature (United States)|state legislature]]s, the Maine Legislature can by a two-thirds majority vote from both the House and Senate override a gubernatorial veto.
===Federal politics===Maine is a hotbed 's federal politics are notable and are dramatic for several reasons. In the 1930s, it was one of independent votersvery few states which remained dominated by the [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]]. In the [[U.S. presidential election, who outnumber both enrolled Democrats 1936|1936 Presidential election]], [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] received the [[U.S. Electoral College|electoral votes]] of every state other than Maine and Republicans and determine [[Vermont]]. In the outcome 1960s, Maine began to lean toward the [[United States Democratic Party|Democrats]], especially in [[President of most the United States|Presidential]] elections today. Two political independents have been governors In [[U.S. presidential election, 1968|1968]], [[Hubert Humphrey]] became just the second Democrat in half a century to carry Maine thanks to the presence of his running mate, Maine: James B Longley Senator [[Edmund Muskie]], although the state voted Republican in every Presidential election in the 1970s and 1980s. Maine has since become a left-leaning [[swing state]] and has voted Democratic in five successive Presidential elections, casting its votes for [[Bill Clinton]] twice, [[Al Gore]] in [[U.S. presidential election, 2000|2000]], [[John Kerry]] (with 53.6% of Lewiston the vote) in 1974[[U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004]], and Angus [[Barack Obama]] in [[U.S King . presidential election, 2008|2008]]. Republican strength is greatest in Washington and Piscataquis counties. Though Democrats have carried the state in presidential elections in recent years, Republicans have largely maintained their control of Brunswick the state's [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] seats, with [[Edmund S. Muskie|Ed Muskie]], [[William Hathaway]] and [[George Mitchell]] being the only Maine Democrats serving in 1994the U.S. Senate in the past fifty years.
[[Ross Perot]] achieved a great deal of success in Maine's current Senators, in the presidential elections of [[Olympia JU. SnoweS. presidential election, 1992|1992]] and [[Susan CollinsU.S. presidential election, 1996|1996]], are both Republicans. The current RepresentativesIn 1992 as an [[Independent_(politician)|independent candidate]], Perot came in second to Bill Clinton, despite the longtime presence of the Bush family summer home in [[Mike MichaudKennebunkport, Maine|Kennebunkport]] and . In 1996, as the nominee of the [[Tom AllenUnited States Reform Party|Reform Party]], are both Democrats.<ref>http://www.maineMaine was again Perot's best state.gov/portal/facts_history/</ref>
Since 20041969, two of Maine has offered [[domestic partnership]]'s, which four electoral votes are similar to [[same sex marriage]]<ref>[http://wwwawarded based on the winner of the statewide election.answers.com/topic/domestic-partnershipThe other two go to the highest vote-winner in-each of the-united-states Answersstate's two congressional districts. 2004's presidential race saw reports that the campaign of President George W. Bush had made the calculation to devote attention to one of Maine's two Congressional Districts with the possibility of carrying the district's vote for an Electoral Vote in a close national race.com]</ref>
==Notable people from MaineMunicipalities=====Organized municipalities===An organized municipality has a form of elected local government which administers and provides local services, keeps records, collects licensing fees, and can pass locally binding ordinances among other responsibilities of self-government. The governmental format of most organized towns and [[Plantation (Maine)|plantations]] is the Town Meeting while the format of most cities is the Council-Manager form. As of 2007 the organized municipalities of Maine consists of 22 [[List of cities in Maine|''cities,'']] 432 [[List of towns in Maine|''towns,'']] and 34 [[List of plantations in Maine|''plantations''.]] Collectively these 488 organized municipalities cover less than half of the state's territory. Maine also has 3 Reservations: [[Penobscot Indian Island Reservation|Indian Island]], Indian Township Reservation, and Pleasant Point Indian Reservation.<ref>[http://www.maine.gov/local/ Maine City and Town Index]</ref>
*The largest municipality in Maine, by population, is the ''city'' of [[Joshua ChamberlainPortland, Maine|Portland]] (pop. 64,249).*The smallest ''city'' by population is [[Eastport, Maine|Eastport]] (pop. 1,640).*The largest ''town'' by population is [[Brunswick, Maine|Brunswick]] (pop. 21,172).*The smallest ''town'' by population is [[Frye Island, Maine|Frye Island]], a Union officer during the Civil War who quite possibly saved the Union resort town which reported zero year-round population in the Battle 2000 Census; one ''plantation'', [[Glenwood Plantation, Maine]], also reported a permanent population of Gettysburg with his "swinging gate maneuver"zero.*In the 2000 Census, the smallest ''town'' aside from Frye Island was born in Brewer [[Centerville, Maine|Centerville]] with a population of 26, but since that Census, Centerville voted to disincorporate and served as therefore is no longer a ''town''. The next smallest ''town'' with a population listed in that Census is Beddington, (pop. 29).*The largest municipality by land area is the ''town'' of [[Allagash, Maine|Allagash]] (128 square miles).*The smallest municipality by land area is the 's governor'plantation'' of [[Monhegan, Maine|Monhegan Island]] (0.86 square miles).
=== Most populous cities and towns === [[Thomas Bhttp://factfinder. Reedcensus.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=16000US2360545&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US23%7C16000US2360545&_street=&_county=portland&_cityTown=portland&_state=04000US23&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=040| Fact Finder US Census Maine Portland]] was Speaker :{| class="wikitable" |+ The 49 most populous cities and towns as of the House for three terms. He campaigned for reforms year 2000 US Census [2006 Estimate in House rules and wrote Reed's Rules of Orderbrackets]|- align="center" | width = "125pt"| [[Portland, which are still used in the Maine Legislature. |Portland]]<br> (64,249)<br> [63,011]| width = "125pt"| [[Lewiston, Maine|Lewiston]]<br> (35,690)<br> [35,734]| width = "125pt"| [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]]<br> (31,473) <br> [31,008]| width = "125pt"| [[South Portland, Maine|South Portland]]<br> (23,324)<br> [23,784]| width = "125pt"| [[Auburn, Maine|Auburn]]<br> (23,203) <br> [23,156]| width = "125pt"| [[Biddeford, Maine|Biddeford]]<br> (20,942)<br>[22,092]| width = "125pt"| [[Brunswick (town), Maine|Brunswick]]<br> (21,172)<br> [21,915]
|- align="center" | [[Margaret Chase SmithSanford, Maine|Sanford]] of <br> (20,806) <br> [21,534]| [[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]]<br> (18,560)<br> [18,560]| [[Scarborough (town), Maine|Scarborough]]<br> (16,970) <br> [18,880]| [[Saco, Maine|Saco]]<br> (16,822)<br> [18,289]| [[Westbrook, Maine|Westbrook]]<br> (16,142) <br> [16,201]| [[Waterville, Maine|Waterville]]<br> (15,605) <br> [15,639]| [[Windham, Maine|Windham]]<br> (14,904)<br> [16,546]|- align="center" | [[Gorham, Maine|Gorham]]<br> (14,141) <br> [15,402]| [[York, Maine|York]]<br> (12,854) <br> [13,302]| [[Kennebunk, Maine|Kennebunk]]<br> (10,476) <br> [11,505]| [[Falmouth, Maine|Falmouth]]<br> (10,310)<br> [10,557]| [[Kittery, Maine|Kittery]]<br> (9,543) <br> [10,495]| [[Presque Isle, Maine|Presque Isle]]<br> (9,511)<br> [9,253]| [[Wells, Maine|Wells]]<br> (9,400)<br> [10,038]|- align="center" | [[Standish, Maine|Standish]]<br> (9,285)<br> [9,832]| [[Bath, Maine|Bath]]<br> (9,266)<br> [9,184]| [[Orono, Maine|Orono]]<br> (9,112)<br> [9,712]| [[Topsham, Maine|Topsham]]<br> (9,100) <br> [9,940]| [[Lisbon, Maine|Lisbon]]<br> (9,077) <br> [9,419]| [[Cape Elizabeth, Maine|Cape Elizabeth]]<br> (9,068) <br> [8,826]| [[Brewer, Maine|Brewer]]<br> (8,987) <br> [9,079]|- align="center" | [[Old Orchard Beach, Maine|Old Orchard Beach]]<br> (8,856) <br> [9,349]| [[Skowhegan was the first American woman elected to both houses of Congress, Maine|Skowhegan]]<br> (8,824)<br> [8,876]| [[Yarmouth, Maine|Yarmouth]]<br> (8,360) <br> [8,132]| [[Caribou, Maine|Caribou]]<br> (8,312) <br> [8,283]| [[Old Town, Maine|Old Town]]<br> (8,130) <br> [7,723]| [[Freeport, Maine|Freeport]]<br> (7,800) <br> [8,151]| [[Winslow, Maine|Winslow]]<br> (7,743) <br> [7,944]|- align="center" | [[Rockland, Maine|Rockland]]<br> (7,609) <br> [7,578]| [[Buxton, Maine|Buxton]]<br> (7,452) <br> [8,171]| [[Farmington, Maine|Farmington]]<br> (7,410) <br> [7,580]| [[Cumberland, Maine|Cumberland]]<br> (7,159) <br> [7,653]| [[Gray, Maine|Gray]]<br> (6,820) <br> [7,420]| [[South Berwick, Maine|South Berwick]]<br> (6,671) <br> [7,252]| [[Fairfield, Maine|Fairfield]]<br> (6,573) <br> [6,787]|- align="center" | [[Houlton, Maine|Houlton]]<br> (6,476)<br> [6,283]| [[Rumford, Maine|Rumford]]<br> (6,472)<br> [6,409]| [[Ellsworth, Maine|Ellsworth]]<br> (6,456) <br> [7,075]| [[Belfast, Maine|Belfast]]<br> (6,381)<br> [6,803]| [[Berwick, Maine|Berwick]]<br> (6,353)<br> [7,403]| [[Hampden, Maine|Hampden]]<br> (6,327)<br> [6,771]| [[Winthrop, Maine|Winthrop]]<br> (6,232)<br> [6,475]|}<center><gallery>Image:Augusta, Maine 2. jpg|[[Augusta, Maine|Augusta]]Image:BangorSkyline.jpg|[[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]]Image:DSCN4043 bathcityhall e.jpg|[[Bath, Maine|Bath]]Image:City Hall Biddeford, ME 2005.JPG|[[Biddeford, Maine|Biddeford]]Image:Lew2maine.jpg|[[Lewiston, Maine|Lewiston]]Image:Oldtown1.jpg|[[Old Town, Maine|Old Town]]Image:DowntownPortlandMe1.jpg|[[Portland, Maine|Portland]]Image:Saco_Maine_Street.jpg|[[Saco, Maine|Saco]]</gallery></center>
==References=Public schools==={{see also|List of school districts in Maine}}<references/>Maine has four types of school departments: the first is a local school, one which serves only one municipality, and is headed by a superintendent. Usually, it serves kindergarten through grade 12, although some only go to grade 8. Usually, independent school districts which do not have a high school are not totally independent; they are part of a school union, the second type of school district.
A school union is two or more school departments that share a superintendent but nothing else; each town has an independent school board. Usually, only one of the schools in the school union has a high school, but unlike MSADs (discussed below), students in the whole school union are not compelled to attend that school. School union students are given a choice of neighboring school districts, and the school union pays for the student's tuition. The third type is a MSAD (Maine School Administrative District). This is a regional school district that incorporates two or more towns into one school department with one high school and middle school. These towns do not have independent school boards, but instead have one central board governing the entire district. Students are obligated to attend the central high school. Usually, a MSAD comprises one larger town and one or more smaller towns. The larger town is equipped with a high school and middle school, while the surrounding towns have elementary schools as well, but no secondary schools. The elementary schools usually cut off after grade 5 or grade 6. Sometimes, towns in a MSAD do not have an elementary school but possess a high school and/or middle school, whereas the surrounding towns have the elementary schools. The last type of school district is a CSD (Community School District, sometimes called a Consolidated School District). This usually (but not always) exists in school districts with such a small student population between several towns that the school district cannot justify an elementary school outside the largest town in the district. In rare cases a CSD refers to only a high school of a school union. Sometimes, in towns geographically isolated (such as island towns) the entire student population attends one school grades PK-12. Students can choose to attend a school in another district if the parents agree to pay the school tuition. Vocational centers are usually regional, so one school department will administer a technical center but other school districts will transport their students there to take classes. ===Private schools===Private schools are less common than public schools. A large number of private elementary schools with under 20 students exist, but most private high schools in Maine are actually semi-private high schools. This means that while it costs money to send children there, towns will make a contract with a school to take children from a town or MSAD at a slightly reduced rate. Often this is done when it is deemed cheaper to subsidize private tuition than build a whole new school when a private one already exists. ===Magnet schools===Maine has one major magnet school: The [[Maine School of Science and Mathematics]] in Limestone. Another specialty public school exists in Portland: the Maine School of Performing Arts. ===Colleges and universities==={{USstatescol-begin}}{{col-break}}*[[Bangor Theological Seminary]]*[[Bates College]]*[[Beal College]]*[[Bowdoin College]]*[[Colby College]]*[[College of the Atlantic]]*[[Husson College]]*[[Maine College of Art]]*[[Maine Community College System]]**[[Central Maine Community College]]**[[Kennebec Valley Community College]]**[[Eastern Maine Community College]]**[[Northern Maine Community College]]**[[Southern Maine Community College]]**Boat School at Eastport (a branch of Husson College)**[[Washington County Community College]]**[[York County Community College]]{{col-break}}*[[Maine Maritime Academy]]*[[Saint Joseph's College of Maine|St. Joseph's College]]*[[Thomas College]]*[[Unity College (Maine)|Unity College]]*[[University of Maine System]]**[[University of Maine at Augusta]]**[[University of Maine at Farmington]]**[[University of Maine at Fort Kent]]**[[University of Maine at Machias]]**[[University of Maine|University of Maine at Orono]], the flagship campus**[[University of Maine at Rockland]]**[[University of Maine at Presque Isle]]**[[University of Maine School of Law]]**[[University of Southern Maine]]*[[University of New England, Maine|University of New England]]**[[Brigton Academy]]{{col-end}} ==Professional sports teams==*[[Portland Sea Dogs]], [[minor league baseball]], [[Eastern League (U.S. baseball)]]*[[Portland Pirates]], [[minor league hockey]], [[American Hockey League]]*[[Lewiston MAINEiacs]], [[junior hockey]], [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] ==Miscellany==*Four [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] ships have been named [[USS Maine|USS ''Maine'']] in honor of the state.*Maine is the only U.S. state to have a name one [[syllable]] long; all other 49 states have at least two syllables. It also is the only state within the 48 contiguous states to border only one other state.*Maine is the number one exporter of [[blueberry|blueberries]] and [[toothpick]]s. The largest toothpick manufacturing plant in the United States is located in [[Strong, Maine]]. The Strong Wood Products Incorporated plant produces twenty million toothpicks a day.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ludb.clui.org/ex/i/ME3145/ | title=Toothpick Capital of the World | publisher=The Center For Land Use Interpretation | accessdate=2007-04-21}}</ref>*[[Cadillac Mountain]] in Bar Harbor, [[Mt. Katahdin]] in [[Baxter State Park]], and [[Mars Hill Mountain]] in the town of [[Mars Hill, Maine|Mars Hill]] each battle to be the first site in the contiguous United States to see the morning's sunlight. [http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/first_sunrise.html#US]Maine's first light depends on the time of year, as the sunrise moves from South to North. From October 7 to March 6, Cadillac Mountain is first. From March 7 to March 24, [[West Quoddy Head]] is first in the country. Warmer months, March 25 to September 18, Mars Hill sees first light. Then, when the sun starts getting lower in the sky, The country's day begins between September 19 to October 6 back at West Quoddy Head.*Maine has 62 [[lighthouses]], of which more than 50 are still in use.*Maine has traditionally been a source for [[Maine Salmon]], however economic considerations and environmental activism have caused some of the industry to move to Canada. ===State symbols===*[[List of U.S. state fruit|State berry]]: Wild [[Blueberry]] *[[List of U.S. state birds|State bird]]: [[Black-capped Chickadee]]*[[List of U.S. state cats|State cat]]: [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Maine_Coon Maine Coon]*[[State fish]]: [[Land-locked salmon]]*[[List of U.S. state flowers|State flower]]: [[Eastern White Pine|White Pinecone and Tassel]]*[[State fossil]]: ''[[Pertica Quadrifaria]]''*[[State gemstone]]: [[Tourmaline]]*[[State herb]]: [[Pyrolaceae|Wintergreen]]*[[State insect]]: [[Western honey bee|European honey bee]]*[[List of U.S. state mammals|State mammal]]: [[Moose]]*[[State animal]]: [[Moose]]*[[State beverage]]: [[Moxie]]*[[Soils|State soil]]: [[Chesuncook soil series]]*[[State song]]: [[State of Maine Song]]*[[State tree]]: [[Eastern white pine|Eastern White Pine]]*[[State vessel]]: Arctic exploration schooner ''Bowdoin''*[[State motto]]: Dirigo ("I lead" or "I direct")(See also: [http://www.maine.gov/portal/facts_history/facts.html#symbols www.maine.gov portal].) ===Maine in fiction===*[http://www.waterborolibrary.org/maineaut/index.htm List of Maine writers] each with a short biography and list of works.*[http://www.waterborolibrary.org/maineaut/mystery.htm List of Maine mystery writers] with short biography and works.*[http://www.waterborolibrary.org/maineaut/setinmaine.htm List of books set in Maine.] ====Literature====*[[Charlotte Agell]] lives in Maine and has several books set in Maine.*''[[The Cider House Rules]]'', a novel by [[John Irving]] (and later a [[The Cider House Rules (film)|motion picture]]) is set in several fictional Maine towns.*[[Robert P. T. Coffin]] (1892–1955) — Iconic Maine writer.*[http://www.waterborolibrary.org/maineaut/km.htm#kellogg Elijah Kellogg Jr] (1813–1901) — Popular author of [[Horatio Alger, Jr.]]-style boy's books. Many of these out-of-copyright books are available online at [http://books.google.com/books?as_q=&num=50&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_libcat=0&as_brr=0&lr=&as_vt=&as_auth=Elijah+Kellogg&as_pub=&as_sub=&as_drrb=c&as_miny=&as_maxy=&as_isbn= books.google.com].*[[Stephen King]] bases much of his fiction in Maine.*[[H. P. Lovecraft]], who set almost all of his stories in New England, occasionally mentions Maine.*[[Robert McCloskey]] (1914–2003 ) — Beloved children's author.*''[[The Moosepath League]]'' series of books by [[Van Reid]] are humorous adventures set in 19th century Maine.*''[[Night Chills]]'', a horror/suspense novel by [[Dean Koontz]] takes place in the fictional town of Black River, Maine.*Maine is mentioned in a chapter of Henry David Thoreau's [[Walden]], who visited the Maine woods during his stay at [[Walden Pond]]. ====Film====*''[[Casper]]'', a 1996 children's film set in the town of Friendship, Maine.*''[[Darkness Falls]]'', a 2003 horror film, is set in the fictional Maine town of Darkness Falls but was filmed mostly in Australia.*''[[Empire Falls (miniseries)|Empire Falls]]'', a motion picture based on the [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning [[Empire Falls|novel of the same name]], was filmed almost entirely in Waterville and Skowhegan.*''[[In the Bedroom]]'', a 2001 Academy Award-nominated film, takes place in Camden, Maine.*''[[The Iron Giant]]'', based on the novel ''[[The Iron Man (novel)|The Iron Man]]'' by [[Ted Hughes]], is an award-winning animated film that takes place in the fictional town of Rockwell, Maine in the 1950s.*''[[The Man Without a Face]]'', a 1993 film starring Mel Gibson, shot throughout midcoast Maine.*''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'', an award-winning 1993 movie set in Maine.*''[[Storm of the Century]]'', a miniseries based on the Stephen King novel, takes place in Maine along with many other adaptations of his books.*''[[Welcome to Mooseport]]'', a 2004 movie set in the fictional city of Mooseport, Maine.*"[[The Mist]]", a Stephen King movie set in Maine. ====Television====*''[[Dark Shadows]]'' is set in the fictional coastal town of Collinsport, Maine.*Hawkeye Pierce, a central character of the television sitcom ''[[M*A*S*H]]'', is a resident of the fictional town of Crabapple Cove, Maine. The role of Pierce was played by [[Alan Alda]]. The series was based upon the writings of [[H. Richard Hornberger|Dr. H. Richard Hornberger]], who following the war resided in [[Pittsfield, Maine|Pittsfield]].*''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', a television series starring [[Angela Lansbury]], is set in the fictional Maine village of [[Cabot Cove]]. ===Famous Mainers===A citizen of Maine is known as a "Mainer," though the term "Downeaster" may be applied to residents of the northeast coast of the state. {{col-begin}}{{col-break}}*'''Business'''**[[L. L. Bean|Leon Leonwood (L.L.) Bean]], clothing maker and retailer**[[Milton Bradley]], board game inventor**[[Reuben Colburn]], shipbuilder from Pittston, and guide for [[Benedict Arnold]]'s March to Quebec, part of the [[Invasion of Canada (1775)]]**[[Francis Edgar Stanley]] and [[Freelan O. Stanley]], inventors, [[Stanley Steamer]]*''' Entertainment and media'''**[[Christopher Daniel Barnes]], actor**[[Corey Beaulieu]], Band member/songwriter of Trivium**[[Anna Belknap]], actress**[[Gordon Bok]], folksinger/songwriter**[[John Cariani]], actor **[[Ernie Coombs]], actor ([[Mr. Dressup]])**[[Howie Day]], singer/songwriter**[[Patrick Dempsey]], actor**[[Richard Dysart]], actor**[[Kevin Eastman]], co-creator of the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]**[[James Flavin]], actor**[[Jonathan Frakes]], actor**[[Dan Fogelberg]], singer/songwriter**[[John Ford]], director, actor**[[Frank Fixaris]], sports broadcaster**[[Patty Griffin]], singer/songwriter **[[Juliana Hatfield]], musician**[[David E. Kelley]], producer**[[Ray Lamontagne]], singer/songwriter**[[Linda Lavin]], actress**[[David Mallett]], singer/songwriter**[[Bob Marley (comedian)|Bob Marley]], comedian**[[Andrea Martin]], actress, comedienne**[[Judd Nelson]], actor (member of the [[Brat Pack (movies)|Brat Pack]])**[[Rachel Nichols (actress)|Rachel Nichols]], actress**[[Shirley Povich]], [[Washington Post]] sports columnist**[[Victoria Rowell]], actress**[[Tim Sample]], humorist**[[Andrew St. John]], actor**[[Noel Paul Stookey]], singer/songwriter**[[Phyllis Thaxter]], actress**[[Gary Thorne]], sports broadcaster**[[Liv Tyler]], actress (daughter of singer Steven Tyler)**[[Steven Zirnkilton]], voiceover actor, best known for the opening narration of the [[NBC]] television drama series ''[[Law & Order]]''.**[[Bob Ludwig]], Owner and founder of Gateway Mastering and DVD, a resident of Maine.*'''Literature and the Arts'''**[[Artemus Ward]], writer**[[Walter Van Tilburg Clark]], writer**[[Thomas A. Desjardin]], writer**[[Nancy A. Henry]], poet**[[Winslow Homer]], artist (27 year resident)**[[Sarah Orne Jewett]], writer**[[Stephen King]], writer**[[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]], poet**[[Robert McCloskey]] writer**[[Edna St. Vincent Millay]], poet**[[Ruth Moore]], writer**[[George Lorenzo Noyes]], writer and artist**[[Lincoln Peirce]], cartoonist**[[Walter Piston]], composer**[[Van Reid]], novelist**[[Phineas Quimby]], 19th century philosopher, writer**[[Kenneth Roberts]], historical novelist**[[Edwin Arlington Robinson]], poet**[[Harriet Beecher Stowe]], novelist & abolitionist**[[E.B. White]], writer (28 year resident)**[[Andrew Wyeth]], artist**[[Marguerite Yourcenar]], writer and first female chosen for the [[French Academy]] (Resident in [[Mount Desert Island]], from 1950 to 1987){{col-break}}*'''Government and Politics'''**[[Myron Avery]], creator of the [[Appalachian trail]]**[[Percival P. Baxter]], governor, creator of Baxter State Park**[[James G. Blaine]], politician, presidential candidate**[[Owen Brewster]], politician**[[William S. Cohen]], politician (former [[United States Senator]] and [[Secretary of Defense]])**[[Dorothea Dix]], civil rights reformer**[[Hannibal Hamlin]], politician ([[Abraham Lincoln]]'s first Vice President)**[[George J. Mitchell]], politician (former [[United States Senate Majority Leader|U.S. Senate Majority Leader]])**[[Edmund Muskie]], politician, US Senator, and Secretary of State to [[Jimmy Carter]], 1980**[[Thomas Brackett Reed]], politician**[[Margaret Chase Smith]], politician, first woman elected to both houses of the [[United States Congress]]**[[Samantha Smith]], "America's Youngest Ambassador"**[[Olympia Snowe]], Senior Republican Senator from Maine**[[Sam Webb]], politician, Communist Party USA Leader**[[John H. Reed]], governor, former Chairman of the National Governor's Assiocation*'''Military'''**[[Joshua Chamberlain]], governor, [[American Civil War|Civil War]] General and hero, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient**[[Ronald Speirs]], famous from the HBO series Band of Brothers, [[World War II|WW2]]**[[Gary Gordon]], Medal of Honor recipient (3 October 1993, [[Battle of Mogadishu (1993)|Mogadishu]], Somalia)**[[Oliver Otis Howard]], Civil War General, founder of [[Howard University]]**[[Henry Knox]], first U.S. [[United States Secretary of War|Secretary of War]] *'''Sports'''**[[Cindy Blodgett]], former [[WNBA]] [[basketball]] player and current head women's basketball coach at the [[University of Maine]]**[[Mike Brown]], a [[mixed martial arts]], [[WEC]] , [[UFC]] fighter and featherweight belt contender. **[[Amanda Buckner]], [[Mixed martial arts|MMA]] fighter in [[Mixed Fighting Championship]] 7 and was a contestant on MMA reality show [[Bodogfight]] TV.**[[Ricky Craven]], NASCAR driver**[[Ian Crocker]], Olympic swimmer**[[Marcus Davis]], MMA fighter in the [[UFC]] and was a contestant on the [[Ultimate Fighter 2]] on [[Spike TV]].**[[Scotty 2 Hotty|Scott Garland]], professional wrestler formerly employed by [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] under the ring name of 'Scotty 2 Hotty.'**[[James "Chico" Hernandez]], featured on a box of [[Wheaties]] and is a [[FIAS]] World [[Sombo]] [[Wrestling]] Champion**[[Paul Kariya]], NHL Hockey Player**[[Matt Kinney]], MLB Baseball Player | SF Giants (minor leagues)**[[Dick MacPherson]], former head coach of the [[New England Patriots]] and [[Syracuse University]] Orangemen**[[Stump Merrill]], baseball coach and former manager of the [[New York Yankees]]**[[Les Otten]], [[Boston Red Sox]] owner**[[Joan Benoit|Joan Benoit Samuelson]], [[marathon (sport)|marathon]] runner**[[Louis Sockalexis]], first American Indian ([[Penobscot]]) MLB baseball player**[[Matt Stairs]], MLB Baseball Player | [[Toronto Blue Jays]]**[[Tim Sylvia]], former [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] Heavyweight Champion**[[Seth Wescott]], 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist - Snowboard Cross**[[Mike Bordick]], Baseball Player for the [[Baltimore Orioles]]. Attended Highschool and college in Maine.**[[Roger Levesque]], Professional Soccer Player, Seattle Sounders. Played in MLS for San Jose Earthquakes. Led Sounders in scoring.**[[Eric Weinrich]] Former NHL Player{{col-end}} ==Gallery==<center><gallery>Image:Portland_Headlight_2000_3.jpg|Portland Head LightImage:Maine_shack_winter.jpg|Maine winterImage:Maine_snowplows.jpg|Snowplows for saleImage:Maine_snow_3.jpg|Maine winter</gallery></center> ==See also==*[[List of Maine-related topics]]<!-- {{portal|Maine|Flag of Maine.svg|left=yes}} -->{{clear}}<!-- Please place links to all topics directly related to the State of Maine in the [[List of Maine-related topics]] --> ==Notes=={{reflist|2}} ==External links=={{sisterlinks|Maine}} *Official state web-sites**[http://www.maine.gov Maine government]**[http://www.visitmaine.com Maine Office of Tourism] Search for tourism-related businesses**[http://www.getrealmaine.com/visit Visit Maine (agriculture)] Maine fairs, festivals, etc. - Agricultural Dept. *Other governmental web-sites:*[http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/state/state_energy_profiles.cfm?sid=ME Energy Profile for Maine- Economic, environmental, and energy data]**[http://www.usgs.gov/state/state.asp?State=ME U.S. Geological Survey] Real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Maine**[http://www.ers.usda.gov/StateFacts/ME.htm U.S. Dept. of Agriculture] Maine State Facts - agricultural**[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/23000.html U.S. Census Bureau] Quick facts on Maine *History web-sites**[http://www.usastatesdates.com/maine.htm] History topics timeline of Maine *Non-profit web-sites**[http://www.mainehistory.org Maine Historical Society]**[http://docs.unh.edu/towns/MaineTownList.htm Old USGS maps of Maine.]**[http://www.portlandstage.com Portland Stage Company] *Maine Media Websites**[http://www.maine.info/media.php Comprehensive compilation of media sources in Maine.]{{-}}{{Maine|expand}}{{New England}}{{US Northeast}}{{United States}} {{succession| preceded = [[Alabama]]| office = [[List of U.S. states by date of statehood]]| years = Admitted on March 15, 1820 (23rd)| succeeded = [[Missouri]]}} {{coord|display=title|45.5|N|69|W|region:US-ME_type:adm1st_scale:3000000}} [[Category:Maine|*]]
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