Maine

Maine is a state located in the United States and was founded on March 15, 1820. It is also known as The Pine Tree State and the State of Maine. Maine has a geoname ID of 4971068 and its capital is Augusta, Maine.

Long before the arrival of Europeans in North America, numerous Indian tribes lived on the lands of Maine. The Abenaki, Passamaquoddy, Mi'kmaq, Malicite, and Penobscot peoples of the Northeastern United States (in present-day Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire) and southeastern Canada were part of an alliance known as the Wabanak Confederacy.

The first European explorer of the territory of the modern state of Maine was in 1604 the Frenchman Samuel de Champlain, it was he who gave these lands the name "Acadia" (in honor of the ancient Greek Arcadia). Samuel de Champlain, together with Pierre Dugua, founded the first settlement of Europeans in this region on the island of Sainte-Croix, although already in 1605 the settlers moved to Port Royal in what is now Canada.

During the American Revolutionary War, the population of Maine, then part of Massachusetts, actively supported the American Revolution. The British, suppressing the uprising, acted very harshly. The "Burning of Falmouth" in 1775 entered the history of the United States, when British ships set fire to the port of Falmouth (now Portland is located in its place), and the landing troops completed the destruction of the city.

In 1779, the Americans attempted to attack the British fortifications at the mouth of the Penobscot River. Known as the Penobscot Expedition, this operation ended in failure, with American ships sunk or burned by English ships that came to the rescue.

The "Penobscot Expedition" was considered the largest defeat of the US fleet before Pearl Harbor.

In October 1819, delegates to the Maine Constitutional Convention adopted the State Constitution. On March 15, 1820, Maine became the twenty-third state of the United States. The recognition of the state of Maine was part of the "Missouri Compromise" when, in order to maintain balance in the US Congress, the United States simultaneously included two new states - slave-owning Missouri and Maine, in which slavery was prohibited. The first capital of Maine was Portland, but already in 1832 the state government moved to Augusta.

About 1,330,000 people live in the state of Maine (the forty-first place in terms of population among US states). The average population density in the state is about 17 people per km2 (40th place in the USA, the lowest population density in New England, in the Northeast of the USA and in general among all states located east of the Mississippi River).

The largest cities in Maine are Portland (over 65,000 inhabitants), Lewiston (over 40,000 inhabitants), Bangor (over 35,000 inhabitants), South Portland (South Portland, about 25,000 inhabitants). About 20,000 people live in the capital of Maine, Augusta (Augusta).

The largest ethnic (national) groups among the population of Maine:

 English - about 30%

 French - about 25%

 Irish - about 18%

 Germans - about 8%

 Italians - about 6%

 Scots - about 5%

 Scots - Irish (Ulster Scots) - about 2.5%

 Poles - about 2%

The state of Maine ranks second in the United States (after New Hampshire) in terms of the percentage of French-Americans in the population. There are also many people in the state whose native language is French. This situation has developed historically and is explained by proximity to the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec.

A significant part of the territory of the state of Maine is occupied by the spurs of the Appalachians: in the west the ranges of the White Mountains stretch, in the north are the Longfellow Mountains. South and southeast Maine is part of the Atlantic Lowlands. The coastline of the state is indented with bays and bays, along the coast there are hundreds of islands. A significant part of the territory of the "Pine State" is covered with coniferous forests.

Maine has a humid continental climate, with warm, humid summers and cold (especially in the north of the state), snowy winters.

Acadia National Park is located on the territory of Maine (the only one in New England). The park occupies several islands (including part of Mount Desert Island, one of the largest in the eastern United States) and part of the Skudik Peninsula on the south coast of the state.

Acadia is characterized by mountainous coastal landscapes, it is here that the highest point on the Atlantic coast of the country (Mount Cadillac, 465 meters above sea level) is located. Most of the park is covered with coniferous forests, where bears, elk, deer and many other animals live.

Acadia National Park was created in 1919.

Maine state symbols:

 Tree - Weymouth (eastern white) pine (Pínus strobus)

 Flower - Weymouth pine cones

 Berry - tall blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)

 Beast - elk (Alces alces)

 Cat breed - Maine Coon

 Bird - black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

 Fish - lake salmon (Atlantic, Landlocked Atlantic Salmon)

 Crustacean - lobster (Nephropidae)

 Insect - honey bee (Apis mellifera)

 Food item - blueberry pie, whoopie pie

 Drink - Moxie (brand of non-alcoholic carbonated drink)

 Song - State of Maine

 Mineral - tourmaline

 Fossil - Pertica quadrifaria (species of extinct plants)

 The vessel is the arctic schooner Bowdoin.

Maine's modern economy is based on agriculture, fishing, shipbuilding, timber and pulp and paper industries. In recent decades, tourism has been developing rapidly and successfully in the state, as well as high-tech, knowledge-intensive industries.

The main agricultural crops of Maine are potatoes (the northernmost district of the state, Aroostook, is especially famous for its potato crops), cereals (mainly fodder corn and oats), and legumes. The state grows fruits and berries (apples, cranberries, raspberries, strawberries). Maine ranks first among all US states in terms of production of blueberries, a quarter of this extremely popular berry in the USA is grown here. Maine is one of the largest producers of traditional New England maple syrup and maple sugar.

Long before the arrival of Europeans in North America, numerous Indian tribes lived on the lands of Maine. The Abenaki, Passamaquoddy, Mi'kmaq, Malicite, and Penobscot peoples of the Northeastern United States (in present-day Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire) and southeastern Canada were part of an alliance known as the Wabanak Confederacy.

The first European explorer of the territory of the modern state of Maine was in 1604 the Frenchman Samuel de Champlain, it was he who gave these lands the name "Acadia" (in honor of the ancient Greek Arcadia). Samuel de Champlain, together with Pierre Dugua, founded the first settlement of Europeans in this region on the island of Sainte-Croix, although already in 1605 the settlers moved to Port Royal in what is now Canada.

During the American Revolutionary War, the population of Maine, then part of Massachusetts, actively supported the American Revolution. The British, suppressing the uprising, acted very harshly. The "Burning of Falmouth" in 1775 entered the history of the United States, when British ships set fire to the port of Falmouth (now Portland is located in its place), and the landing troops completed the destruction of the city.

In 1779, the Americans attempted to attack the British fortifications at the mouth of the Penobscot River. Known as the Penobscot Expedition, this operation ended in failure, with American ships sunk or burned by English ships that came to the rescue.

The "Penobscot Expedition" was considered the largest defeat of the US fleet before Pearl Harbor.

In October 1819, delegates to the Maine Constitutional Convention adopted the State Constitution. On March 15, 1820, Maine became the twenty-third state of the United States. The recognition of the state of Maine was part of the "Missouri Compromise" when, in order to maintain balance in the US Congress, the United States simultaneously included two new states - slave-owning Missouri and Maine, in which slavery was prohibited. The first capital of Maine was Portland, but already in 1832 the state government moved to Augusta.

About 1,330,000 people live in the state of Maine (the forty-first place in terms of population among US states). The average population density in the state is about 17 people per km2 (40th place in the USA, the lowest population density in New England, in the Northeast of the USA and in general among all states located east of the Mississippi River).

The largest cities in Maine are Portland (over 65,000 inhabitants), Lewiston (over 40,000 inhabitants), Bangor (over 35,000 inhabitants), South Portland (South Portland, about 25,000 inhabitants). About 20,000 people live in the capital of Maine, Augusta (Augusta).

The largest ethnic (national) groups among the population of Maine:

 English - about 30%

 French - about 25%

 Irish - about 18%

 Germans - about 8%

 Italians - about 6%

 Scots - about 5%

 Scots - Irish (Ulster Scots) - about 2.5%

 Poles - about 2%

The state of Maine ranks second in the United States (after New Hampshire) in terms of the percentage of French-Americans in the population. There are also many people in the state whose native language is French. This situation has developed historically and is explained by proximity to the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec.

A significant part of the territory of the state of Maine is occupied by the spurs of the Appalachians: in the west the ranges of the White Mountains stretch, in the north are the Longfellow Mountains. South and southeast Maine is part of the Atlantic Lowlands. The coastline of the state is indented with bays and bays, along the coast there are hundreds of islands. A significant part of the territory of the "Pine State" is covered with coniferous forests.

Maine has a humid continental climate, with warm, humid summers and cold (especially in the north of the state), snowy winters.

Acadia National Park is located on the territory of Maine (the only one in New England). The park occupies several islands (including part of Mount Desert Island, one of the largest in the eastern United States) and part of the Skudik Peninsula on the south coast of the state.

Acadia is characterized by mountainous coastal landscapes, it is here that the highest point on the Atlantic coast of the country (Mount Cadillac, 465 meters above sea level) is located. Most of the park is covered with coniferous forests, where bears, elk, deer and many other animals live.

Acadia National Park was created in 1919.

Maine state symbols:

 Tree - Weymouth (eastern white) pine (Pínus strobus)

 Flower - Weymouth pine cones

 Berry - tall blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)

 Beast - elk (Alces alces)

 Cat breed - Maine Coon

 Bird - black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

 Fish - lake salmon (Atlantic, Landlocked Atlantic Salmon)

 Crustacean - lobster (Nephropidae)

 Insect - honey bee (Apis mellifera)

 Food item - blueberry pie, whoopie pie

 Drink - Moxie (brand of non-alcoholic carbonated drink)

 Song - State of Maine

 Mineral - tourmaline

 Fossil - Pertica quadrifaria (species of extinct plants)

 The vessel is the arctic schooner Bowdoin.

Maine's modern economy is based on agriculture, fishing, shipbuilding, timber and pulp and paper industries. In recent decades, tourism has been developing rapidly and successfully in the state, as well as high-tech, knowledge-intensive industries.

The main agricultural crops of Maine are potatoes (the northernmost district of the state, Aroostook, is especially famous for its potato crops), cereals (mainly fodder corn and oats), and legumes. The state grows fruits and berries (apples, cranberries, raspberries, strawberries). Maine ranks first among all US states in terms of production of blueberries, a quarter of this extremely popular berry in the USA is grown here. Maine is one of the largest producers of traditional New England maple syrup and maple sugar.