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Maine (/meɪn/ ^ⓘ) is the easternmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, respectively. Although Maine is the largest state in New England by total area, it is also the 12th-smallest by area, the 9th-least populous, the 13th-least densely populated, and the most rural of the 50 U.S. states. Maine's capital is Augusta, and its most populous city is Portland.

Maine has traditionally been known for its jagged, rocky Atlantic Ocean and bayshore coastlines; smoothly contoured mountains; heavily forested interior; picturesque waterways; and its wild lowbush blueberries and seafood cuisine, especially lobster and clams. Coastal and Down East Maine have emerged as important centers for the creative economy, especially in the vicinity of Portland, which is also bringing gentrification.

The territory of Maine has been inhabited by aboriginal populations for thousands of years after the glaciers retreated during the last ice age. At the time of European arrival, several Algonquian-speaking nations governed the area and these nations are now known as the Wabanaki Confederacy. The first European settlement in the area was by the French in 1604 on Saint Croix Island, founded by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons. The first English settlement was the short-lived Popham Colony, established by the Plymouth Company in 1607. A number of English settlements were established along the coast of Maine in the 1620s, although the rugged climate and conflict with the local Indigenous people caused many to fail. (Full article...)

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Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe v. Morton, 528 F.2d 370 (1st Cir. 1975), was a landmark decision regarding aboriginal title in the United States. The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that the Nonintercourse Act applied to the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot, non-federally-recognized Indian tribes, and established a trust relationship between those tribes and the federal government that the State of Maine could not terminate.

By upholding a declaratory judgement of the United States District Court for the District of Maine, the First Circuit cleared the way for the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot to oblige the federal government to bring a land claim on their behalf for approximately 60% of Maine, an area populated by 350,000 non-Indians. According to the Department of Justice, the suit was "potentially the most complex litigation ever brought in the federal courts with social and economic impacts without precedent and incredible potential litigation costs to all parties." The decision led to the passage of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act in 1980, allocating $81.5 million for the benefit of the tribes, in part to allow them to purchase lands in Maine, and extinguishing all aboriginal title in Maine. The settlement was reached "after more than a decade of enormously complex litigation and negotiation." (Full article...)

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The Desert of Maine is a natural curiosity and privately owned tourist attraction whose main feature is a 40-acre (16 ha) expanse of barren glacial sand in the town of Freeport, Maine, United States. The area was de‑vegetated by poor farming practices in the 19th century. (Full article...)

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Image 1Wild low-bush blueberries are only produced commercially in Maine. (from Maine)
Image 2The Maine coast and Portland Head Light (from Maine)
Image 3A map of Maine showing its famed jagged coast (from Maine)
Image 4A Voyage into New England, written by Capt. Christopher Levett to spur interest in his Maine colony (from History of Maine)
Image 5College hockey being played at the Cross Insurance Arena (from Maine)
Image 6Loggers at Russell Camp, Aroostook County, ca. 1900 (from History of Maine)
Image 7Bath Iron Works naval shipbuilding (from Maine)
Image 8The University of Maine is the state's only research university. (from Maine)
Image 9Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin (pictured) Colleges form the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium (from Maine)
Image 10Portland International Jetport (from Maine)
Image 11Portland International Jetport (from Maine)
Image 12Ethnic origins in Maine (from Maine)
Image 13A southbound Downeaster passenger train at Ocean Park, Maine, as viewed from the cab of a northbound train (from Maine)
Image 14Map of Electric Railway Lines in Maine c 1907 (from Maine)
Image 15The University of Maine is the state's only research university. (from Maine)
Image 16Autumn in the Hundred-Mile Wilderness (from Maine)
Image 17Bath Iron Works naval shipbuilding (from Maine)
Image 18Marker commemorating the Dutch conquest of Acadia (1674), which they renamed New Holland. This is the spot where Jurriaen Aernoutsz buried a bottle at the capital of Acadia, Fort Pentagouet, Castine, Maine (from History of Maine)
Image 19Maine State House, designed by Charles Bulfinch, built 1829–1832 (from Maine)
Image 20A map of Maine showing its famed jagged coast (from Maine)
Image 21Rocky shoreline in Acadia National Park (from Maine)
Image 22Franz von Papen at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials in 1946 (from History of Maine)
Image 23Misty Morning, Coast of Maine
Arthur Parton (1842–1914). Between 1865 and 1870, Brooklyn Museum. (from Maine)
Image 24Copy of English map of the Piscataqua River; on the border of ME and NH, c. 1670 (from History of Maine)
Image 25Maine population density map (from Maine)
Image 26Köppen climate types of Maine, using 1991-2020 climate normals (from Maine)
Image 27The Maine coast and Portland Head Light (from Maine)
Image 28Wild low-bush blueberries are only produced commercially in Maine. (from Maine)
Image 29Lobstering in Portland (from Maine)
Image 30Union private Daniel A. Bean of Brownfield, Maine, 11th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment by John Wilson (sculptor) (from History of Maine)
Image 31Maine State House, designed by Charles Bulfinch, built 1829–1832 (from Maine)
Image 32Maine.gov logo (from Maine)
Image 33The Penobscot Narrows Bridge, carrying U.S. Route 1 and Maine State Route 3 over the Penobscot River (from Maine)
Image 34Lobstering in Portland (from Maine)
Image 35Misty Morning, Coast of Maine
Arthur Parton (1842–1914). Between 1865 and 1870, Brooklyn Museum. (from Maine)
Image 36Ethnic origins in Maine (from Maine)
Image 37The Penobscot Narrows Bridge, carrying U.S. Route 1 and Maine State Route 3 over the Penobscot River (from Maine)
Image 38Rocky shoreline in Acadia National Park (from Maine)
Image 39College hockey being played at the Cross Insurance Arena (from Maine)
Image 40Maine.gov logo (from Maine)
Image 41Winter in Bangor (from Maine)
Image 42Winter in Bangor (from Maine)
Image 43Autumn in the Hundred-Mile Wilderness (from Maine)
Image 44A southbound Downeaster passenger train at Ocean Park, Maine, as viewed from the cab of a northbound train (from Maine)
Image 45Köppen climate types of Maine, using 1991-2020 climate normals (from Maine)
Image 46Maine population density map (from Maine)
Image 47Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin (pictured) Colleges form the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium (from Maine)
Image 48Map of Electric Railway Lines in Maine c 1907 (from Maine)

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... that in 2009, residents of Maine voted to repeal a law that would have legalized same-sex marriage?
... that Lori Gramlich, a survivor of sexual abuse in her childhood, introduced legislation that made it easier for sexual abuse survivors in Maine to file civil lawsuits against their abusers?
... that there is a "desert" in Maine?
... that a Maine TV station was so protective of its evening newscast that it preempted nearly 40 percent of all NBC Sports programming in 1994?
... that WMEB-FM had to move its transmitter because its signal was interfering with equipment in physics laboratories at the University of Maine?
... that Brooklyn's West Street Foundry, owned by Wilson Small, built the engine for Daniel Webster, which on debut in 1853 was the largest and fastest steamboat in Maine coastal service?

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The list below, for each city, shows the population in 2010, the population estimate of 2019, the growth/shrinking percentage between the three, and the date of incorporation as a city.

2019 Rank	City	2019 Estimate	2010 Census	Change	County	Incorporation (town) ^{[citation needed]}	Incorporation (city) ^{[citation needed]}	Land area (sq mi)
1	Portland †	66,215	66,194	+0.03%	Cumberland	1786	1833	69.4
2	Lewiston	36,225	36,592	−1.00%	Androscoggin	1795	1862	34.2
3	Bangor †	32,262	33,039	−2.35%	Penobscot	1791	1834	34.3
4	South Portland	25,532	25,002	+2.12%	Cumberland	1895	1898	12.1
5	Auburn †	23,414	23,055	+1.56%	Androscoggin	1842	1868	59.3
6	Biddeford	21,504	21,277	+1.07%	York	1653	1855	30.1
7	Sanford	21,223	20,798	+2.04%	York	1768	2013	47.8
8	Saco	19,964	18,482	+8.02%	York	1775	1867	38.6
9	Westbrook	19,074	17,494	+9.03%	Cumberland	1814	1891	17.2
10	Augusta ††	18,697	19,136	−2.29%	Kennebec	1797	1849	55.2

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†† State capital and county seat

See List of municipalities in Maine for a full list.

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