List of Counties

List of Towns

Points of Interest

Capital: Augusta

Largest city: Portland

Highest point: Mount Katahdin, 5,268 ft

Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean, 0 ft

Admission to Union: March 15, 1820 (23rd)

Almost 89% of Maine is forested

Knox County hosts a Lobster Festival and the North Atlantic Blues Festival each summer

U.S. Route 1 starts in Fort Kent and runs to Florida

Four U.S. Navy ships have been named USS Maine in honor of the state.

Maine is the only U.S. state to have a name one syllable long

Maine has 62 lighthouses, of which more than 50 are still in use.

Under pressure, Maine calls off salmon season for 2009

State of Maine

Maine state seal

About Maine

Maine was an exclave of Massachusetts until 1820, when as a result of the growing population, it became the 23rd state on March 15 under the Missouri Compromise.