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MAINE

MAINE. By: Daniel W. Dietrich 2013. Ian Lowell Crocker. Longitude lines and Latitude lines. Longitude lines: 66°57´W to 71°7´W Latitude lines: 43°4´N to 47°28´N. Bordering states/Country/Water:. To north and west Canada

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MAINE

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  1. MAINE By: Daniel W. Dietrich 2013 Ian Lowell Crocker

  2. Longitude lines and Latitude lines Longitude lines: 66°57´W to 71°7´W Latitude lines: 43°4´N to 47°28´N

  3. Bordering states/Country/Water: • To north and west Canada • To south New Hampshire • To east the Atlantic ocean

  4. Facts about Maine • First sawmill in 1623 • Nickname is Pine Tree State or Down East • Augusta is the capital • Harriet Beacher Stowe wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in Brunswick Maine.

  5. Date of statehood March15,1820

  6. Native American tribe who lived here Paleo-Indians

  7. Settlers:Red Paint People

  8. Population in 2011 1,328,188

  9. 4 Well known places Bar Harbor Ogunquit Portland Bangor

  10. Interesting facts • Maine harvests more than 57 million pounds of lobster each year • The coast of Maine has 70 inches of snow in an average season • Maine is the only state with one syllable • Maine produces 99% of all the blueberries in the country making it the single largest producer of blueberries in the United States.

  11. State Flag:The state flag was adopted March 21,1901

  12. State Gem:Tourmaline Gem

  13. State Bird: Black-capped Chickadee

  14. State Animal: Moose

  15. State cat:Maine Coon Cat

  16. Capital:Augusta Maine

  17. State Motto “I direct”/ “I lead”

  18. Bibliography Harrington, Ty. Maine : America The Beautiful. Chicago : Children's Press, 1989. Viola, Dr. Herman. States and Regions. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2005. Webster, Christine. Maine : From Sea to Shining Sea. New York : Children’s Press, 2003. 50 States : Maine.2013 Marchex Inc. www.50States.com Census : Maine.2010 Kristine Ajrouch. www.Census.gov Net State : Maine.2013 NSTATE,LLC. www.netstate.com Travbuddy : Maine.2007 Jeremy. www.Travbuddy.com State Symbols U.S.A : Maine. www.Statesymbol.org Greenwichmeantime : Maine. wwp.greenwichmeantime.com Birdzilla : Maine. www.birdzilla.com Markandpatsadventures : Maine. www.markandpatsadventures.com

  19. Bibliography Pussingtonpost : Maine. www.pussingtonpost.com Ancientlights : Maine. www.ancientlights.org Capflagusa : Maine. www.capflagusa.com Printablemap : Maine. www.printablemap.net Marietta : Maine. www.marietta.edu Flickriver : Maine. www.flickriver.com Ogunquitbeach : Maine. www.ogunquitbeach.com Bschool : Maine. www.bschool.com City-data : Maine. www.city-data.com Gemstones-guide : Maine. www.gemstones-guide.com

  20. Thank You !!!

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