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Maine Genealogy Trails Website
Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by
transcribing genealogical and historical data
and placing it online for the free use of all researchers
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All data we come across will be added to this site.
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Happy Trails to you on your quest for your ancestors.
About Maine
The original inhabitants of the territory that is now Maine were Algonquian-speaking Wabanaki peoples, including
the Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, Penobscot, Androscoggin, and Kennebec. During the later King Philip's War, many of
these peoples would merge in one form or another to become the Wabanaki Confederacy, aiding the Wampanoag of Massachusetts
& the Mahican of New York. Afterwards, many of these people were driven from their natural territories, but
most of Maine's tribes continued, unchanged, until the American Revolution.
Maine was part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts until 1820 when it voted to secede from Massachusetts
to become a separate state. On March 15, 1820, under the Missouri Compromise, it was admitted to the Union as the
23rd state.
It is the northeastern-most state among the contiguous United States, the only state whose name
consists of a single syllable, and the only state to border only one other state. Maine is known for its jagged,
rocky coastline; low, rolling mountains; heavily forested interior; picturesque waterways; and its seafood cuisine,
especially lobster and clams.
Its most populous city is Portland, and its capital is Augusta.
[extracted from wikipedia]
State Facts
Maine is called the Pine Tree State
State Flower: White pine cone & tassel
State Bird: Chickadee
State Tree: Eastern White Pine
State Motto: Dirigo (I direct)
Land Area: 33,215 square miles
Length of Coastline: 3,500 miles
Forest: 17 million acres
Persons per Square Mile: 41.3
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Melody Beery
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Surrounding States
Maine borders New Hampshire to the southwest,
the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast ,
the Canadian provinces of Quebecand New Brunswick to the to the northwest and northeast
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