FACTS ABOUT MAINE

Maine

...became the 23rd state on March 15, 1820.
...is about 320 miles long and 210 miles wide, with a total area of 33,215 square miles or about as big as all of the other five New England states combined.
...claims America's first chartered town: York, 1641.
...consists of 16 counties with 22 cities, 424 towns, 51 plantations and 416 unorganized townships.
...boasts of 6,000 lakes and ponds, 32,000 miles of rivers and streams, 17 million acres of forestland, 3478 beautiful miles of coastline, and 2,000 islands.
...is recognized as one of the most healthful states in the nation with summer temperatures averaging 70 F and winter temperatures averaging 20 F.
...has one county (Aroostook) so big (6,543 square miles) that it actually covers an area greater than the combined size of Connecticut and Rhode Island.
...has one mountain which is approximately one mile high-Mt. Katahdin (5,268 ft. above sea level).
...is America's largest blueberry growing state raising 98% of the low-bush blueberries in the United States. Potatoes rank consistantly in the top five in both acreage and in production nationally.
...has 60 lighthouses including Portland Head Light commissioned by George Washington.

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