Maines Largest City

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Maines Largest City

• Portland is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
• The population of Portland Maine as of 2000 was
  64,249.

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Maines Flower

• The state flower for Maine is a pine cone and
  tassel. This was not the first choice for the
  flower.
• This flower was chosen because of Maines famous
  towering white pines.

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Maines State Bird

• Maines state bird is the chickadee.
• This is the black- capped chickadee. Black-capped
  chickadees eat a variety of foods.
• Black-capped Chickadees survive the freezing
  weather by storing food they can use later in the
  season.

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Maines Governor

• The governor of Maine is John Elias Baldacci.
• He has a dog named Murphy.
• Governor Baldacci said that he is proud to be the
  governor of such a great state.

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Maines Flag

• This was not the original state flag of Maine.
• The flag of Maine has been replaced many times.
• Maines first flag was adopted from 1901 to 1909.

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Places to Visit in Maine

• There are many places to visit in Maine such as
  Cape Neddick Lighthouse.
• Baxter Park Authority, Grafton
• Notch, and Mt. Blue State Park are other parks
  in Maine you can visit.

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Augusta Maines Capital

• Augusta is the capital of Maine but strangely is
  not the largest city.
• The population as of 2000 was 17,574.

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Parks in Maines Capital

• Maine has many parks and this one is called
  Greeneway.
• You can go on the net and get directions so you
  can actually visit Greeneway Park!

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Major Industries

• Banking
• Insurance
• Tourism
• Manufacturing
• Agriculture
• Ocean Products
• Wood pulp
• Paper Products

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Other Info

• Maine is ranked 40th by population. The
  population is 1,274,923.
• Maines ranking by size is 39th. There are 30,865
  square miles in Maine.
• Maine entered the Union on March 15,1820.
• Maine was the 23rd state to join the United
  States.

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Bibliography Page

• http//www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/popchart
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• http//www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/stateknow/
• http//www.netstate.com/states/intro/me_intro
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This Beautiful Powerpoint By

• Tara Yoder
• Kayla Shedlock
• Kenny Stein