Image Wpdms province of maine 1622.png 300px right thumbnail The 1622 grant of the Province of Maine is shown outlined in blue. The 1629 division into the Province of New Hampshire south of the Piscataqua and Province of Maine north of the Piscataqua is shown by shading. The boundaries of the Massachusetts Bay Company grant are shown in green. The Province of Maine refers to several English colonial ... Somersetshire . The final incarnation of the Province of Maine, encompassing the western portions of present day Maine, was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1650s. History 1622 patent The first patent establishing the Province of Maine was granted on August 10, 1622 to Ferdinando Gorges ... a part of Massachusetts until it achieved Maine statehood of its own in 1820. See also History of Maine List of Maine land patents List of colonial governors of Maine External links http avalon.law.yale.edu subject menus statech.asp me Avalon Project Listing of early Maine patents and charters http www.loc.gov law guide us me.html Library of Congress Grants of the Province of Maine DEFAULTSORT Province Of Maine Category Pre state history of Maine Category History of the Thirteen Colonies ... States and territories established in 1622 Category Colonial United States British Maine, Province ... America , at times roughly encompassing portions of the present day U.S. state s of Maine , New Hampshire , and Vermont , as well as the Canadian province s of Quebec and New Brunswick . The province ... as the Province of New Hampshire . Gorges named his more northerly piece of territory New Somersetshire ... Province of New York . The territory stipulated in this charter encompassed the areas between the Kennebec and St. Croix River Maine New Brunswick St. Croix Rivers . This region, which had previously ... of Maine. Charles had intended to included the former Gorges territory in this grant, but the Gorges ... a charter for the new Province of Massachusetts Bay that encompassed in addition to other territories ... more details
Use dmy dates date May 2011 about the French traditional province of MaineMaine disambiguation Infobox ... of France Coord missing France DEFAULTSORT MaineProvince Category Former provinces of France af Maine ... at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage Basic info name Maine at least one ... rows motto anthem images and maps image skyline imagesize image caption image flag Maine flag.svg ... sec1 website footnotes Le Maine is one of the traditional provinces of France not to be confused with La Maine river Maine , the river . It corresponds to the old county of Maine, with its center ... in the north, Maine was a small matter of contention between the rulers of these more powerful principalities. Conflict and contention Sometime between 1045 and 1047 Hugh IV of Maine Hugh IV married Bertha, daughter of Odo II of Blois . The House of Ch teaudun Angevins did not want Maine to come under the influence of Blois , and Count Geoffrey Martel invaded Maine. The Normans had just as little desire to see Maine return to the Angevin orbit, and they too were pulled into the conflict. The precise ... did take several important strongholds on the Maine Normandy border. Claimed by Normandy Hugh IV s son Herbert II of Maine Herbert II fled to the Norman court though some historians say ... Maine in force and controlled the county by the beginning of 1064. Biota and Walter were captured ... evidence for this. The Norman control of Maine secured the southern border of Normandy ... some of the Manceaux barons joined the revolt, the Normans were expelled, and young Hugh V of Maine Hugh V was proclaimed as Count of Maine. He was the son of Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan Azzo d ... may also have been Gersendis lover. The Kingdom of France annexed Maine in 1203, just before Normandy. French Revolution At the beginning, a part of the Maine population supported the French revolution ... to fight against its European enemies. The growing need of soldiers had bad consequences in the Maine ... more details
. The Canadian province of Quebec is to the northwest. Maine is both the northernmost state in New ... Pentagouet to protect Castine. The coastal areas of western Maine first became the Province of Maine ... American Day, which stated that the state was named after the former French Maineprovinceprovince ... WHEREAS, the State of Maine is named after the Province of Maine in France... ref Other theories mention ..., who were granted a large tract in present day Maine that Mason and Gorges intend to name The Province ... that the Province of Maine be entered from then on in official records. ref cite book last Stuart ... learn by numbers in province url http www.pressherald.com news maine can learn by numbers in province ...About the U.S. state of Maine pp move indef US state Name Maine Fullname State of Maine Flag Flag of Maine.svg Flaglink Flag of Maine Flag Seal Seal of Maine.svg Map Maine in United States.svg Nickname ... Former District of Maine State number 23rd state Capital Augusta, Maine Augusta LargestCity Portland, Maine Portland LargestMetro Portland South Portland Biddeford metropolitan area Portland South ... in the office of Governor, the President of the Maine Senate State Senate is first in line for succession. ref Lieutenant Governor alt President of the Senate Legislature Maine Legislature Upperhouse Maine Senate Senate Lowerhouse Maine House of Representatives House of Representatives Senators ... Maine IPAc en audio en us Maine.ogg m e n is a U.S. state state in the New England region of the northeastern ... Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost portion of New England. It is known ... of the territory that is now Maine. At the time of European encounter, several Algonquian languages Algonquian speaking peoples inhabited the area. The first European settlement in Maine was by the French in 1604 on Saint Croix Island, Maine Saint Croix Island , by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons . The first English settlement in Maine, the short lived Popham Colony , was established by the Plymouth ... more details
Maine is a populated place in Aroostook County, Maine Aroostook, County , Maine . ref http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic f?p gnispq 3 NO P3 FID 579493 USGS GNIS Feature Detail Report Maine, Maine ref See also Caribou, Maine References reflist Maine geo stub coord 46 49 12 N 067 55 23 W display title Category Populated places in Aroostook County, Maine ... more details
www.canada.com theprovince The Province official web site Postmedia DEFAULTSORT Province, The Category ... published in Canada Category Publications established in 1898 Canada newspaper stub de The Province fr The Province sw The Province pt The Province simple The Province tr The Province ... more details
Otheruses dablink For provinces within Christian churches, see Ecclesiastical province Tooshort date January 2011 Morefootnotes date January 2011 Refimprove date January 2011 A province is a territorial ... The English language English word province is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th century Old French province , which itself comes from the Latin word provincia , which referred to the sphere ... is from pro on behalf of and vincere to triumph or to take control of . Thus a province was a territory ... under Roman law . Geology In geology , the term province refers to a specific physiogeographic ... . History and culture In France , the expression en province still tends to mean outside the Paris region ... e.g., le de France province le de France , built around the early House of Capet Capetian royal ... the expression province is sometimes replaced by en r gion , r gion now being the term ... Braudel as the optimum size political unit in pre industrial Early Modern Europe . He asks, Was the province .... See Politics of Spain . While Serbia , the rump of former Yugoslavia , fought the separatists in the province ... , Chechnya and Kurdistan . Legal aspects In many federation s and confederation s, the province ... where the state or province is sovereign, such as the environment or health standards, agreements ... that alter the balance of powers. Though foreign affairs do not usually fall under a province ..., called a muhfazah , is usually translated as a governorate . In Poland , the equivalent of province ... In many countries, a province is a relatively small non constituent level of sub national government ... , often with a large territory. In China, a province is a sub national region within a unitary state this means that a province can be created or abolished by the central government. A province is a distinct ... and Chile , a province is an administrative sub division of a region , which is the first order ... and Prince Edward Island ndash have counties as administrative sub divisions. The Canadian province ... more details
double image right Flag of Maine.svg 182 Seal of Maine.svg 117 The Flag of the State of Maine flag of the state of Maine The Great Seal of the State of Maine image Map of USA ME.svg thumb The location of the state of Maine in the United States of America image Map of Maine NA.png thumb An enlargeable map of the state of Maine see also Index of Maine related articles The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of MaineMaine &ndash U.S. state state in the New ... to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost ... Common name Maine Pronunciation IPA en me n en us Maine.ogg U.S. state List of states Official name State of Maine Abbreviations and name codes List of U.S. state abbreviations Postal symbol ME ISO ... used on Vehicle registration plates of Maine license plates Pine Tree State ref http www.50states.com bio nickname2.htm ref Adjectivals and demonyms for U.S. states Adjectival Maine Adjectivals and demonyms for U.S. states Demonym s Maine Famous Mainers Mainer Maine Famous Mainers Down Easter or Maine Famous Mainers Downeaster Geography of Maine Main article Geography of MaineMaine is a U.S. ... of Maine Population Population of Maine 1,328,361 2010 U.S. Census ref cite web url http quickfacts.census.gov qfd states 23000.html title U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Maine ref Geography of Maine Area Area of Maine commons Atlas of Maine Atlas of Maine Places in Maine main List of places in Maine Historic places in Maine List of National Historic Landmarks in Maine National Historic Landmarks in Maine National Register of Historic Places listings in Maine List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine List of National Natural Landmarks in Maine National Natural Landmarks in Maine List of national parks in Maine National parks in Maine List of Maine state parks State parks in Maine Environment ... more details
Wiktionary MaineMaine is a state in the United States. Maine may also refer to TOCright Places Gulf of Maine , off the coast of the US state Maineprovince , France Maine river , France Maine, New York , a town Maine, Marathon County, Wisconsin Maine, Outagamie County, Wisconsin Maine Township, Cook County, Illinois Maine Township, Grundy County, Illinois Maine Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota People Given name Maine mac Cerbaill died 537 , Irish king Maine mac N ill died 712 , Irish king Maine M r , Irish founder of the kingdom of U MaineMaine de Biran 1766 1824 , French philosopher Surname Dan Maines born 1971 , American musician Henry James Sumner Maine 1822 1888 , British legal historian John Maine born 1981 , American baseball player John Maines born 1948 , British musician Lloyd Maines born 1951 , American musician Mack Maine born 1985 , American rapper and singer Natalie Maines born 1974 , American singer songwriter Scott Maine born 1985 , American baseball player Fiction List of characters in Red vs. Blue The Meta Agent Maine , fictional character in the video series Red vs. Blue Norman Maine, fictional character in the 1937 film A Star Is Born 1937 film A Star Is Born and the A Star Is Born 1954 film 1954 remake Ships Maine class battleship of the US Navy SS Maine , British steam ship TS State of Maine , training ship of the Maine Maritime Academy USS Maine , name of several American warships Other uses State of Maine Express passenger train , a 20th century train Counts and Dukes of MaineMaine Coon Maine law , 1851 temperance law Maine Road , British football stadium Maine Soft Drinks Ltd , Northern Irish soft drink manufacturer The Maine band , American pop punk band U Maine , ancient Irish kingdom University of Maine , a major public university in the U.S. state, or its athletic program, the Maine Black Bears See also lookfrom Maine Main disambiguation Mains disambiguation Mane disambiguation disambig DEFAULTSORT Maine Disambiguation Category Surnames ... more details
Massachusetts and became the 23rd state in the Union. The term District of Maine is also used to refer to the United States District Court for the District of Maine , whose jurisdiction includes the entire state of Maine. Maine colonial history Originally settled in 1607 by the Plymouth Company , the coastal areas of western Maine first became the Province of Maine in a 1622 land patent. These territories ... in England voided these claims. In 1677, the Province of Maine was sold to Massachusetts for the sum of 1250. The eastern portion of present day Maine were first sparsely occupied by French colonists as part of Acadia . The lands between the Kennebec River Kennebec and Saint Croix River Maine New ... of New England . English and French claims in eastern Maine would be contested, at times violently, until the British conquest of New France in the French and Indian War . With the creation of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1692, the entirety of what is now Maine became part of that province ...The District of Maine was a legal designation for what is now the U.S. state of Maine from American independence ... had them administered as Cornwall County, New York Cornwall County , part of his proprietary Province ... , which was subdivided by the creation in 1760 of Cumberland County, Maine Cumberland and Lincoln County, Maine Lincoln Counties . District of Maine As divided by the Continental Congress in 1778, the District of Maine was the northernmost of three districts in Massachusetts, bounded on the west ..., the territory had been further subdivided with the creation of Hancock County, Maine Hancock , Kennebec County, Maine Kennebec , Oxford County, Maine Oxford , Penobscot County, Maine Penobscot , Somerset County, Maine Somerset and Washington County, Maine Washington Counties . During the War of 1812 the Great Britain British conquered a large portion of Maine including everything from the Penobscot ... to increased calls in the Maine district for statehood. State of MaineMaine became the 23rd ... more details
Infobox River river name Maine image name Maine aval angers.jpg caption origin Sarthe River Sarthe and Mayenne River Mayenne mouth Loire River Loire br coord 47 24 39 N 0 36 53 W name Loire Maine display inline,title basin countries France length 12 km elevation 25 m discharge 128 m s watershed 22.194 km La Maine is a river different from Le Maineprovince , a tributary of the Loire River Loire , 12 km 7 mi. long, in the Maine et Loire d partement in France . It is formed by the confluence of the Mayenne River Mayenne and Sarthe River Sarthe rivers north of Angers . It flows through this city and joins the Loire south west of Angers. References http www.geoportail.fr http sandre.eaufrance.fr app chainage courdo htm M4 019 .php?cg M4 019 The Maine at the Sandre database commonscat Maine River Category Rivers of France Category Loire basin Category Maine et Loire MaineLoire geo stub be be x old cs Maine eka cy Afon Maine de Maine Loire fr Maine rivi re it Maine fiume hu Maine foly nl Maine rivier ja no Maine elv nn Elva Maine oc Maine riu pl Maine rzeka pt Rio Maine ro R ul Maine ru sv Maine flod zh ... more details
Infobox flag Name Maine Article Image Flag of Maine.svg Nickname Use 110000 Symbol Proportion Adoption June 16, 1909 Design Designer Type State File Flag of Maine.jpg thumb right The flag flying near Freeport, Maine The flag of the state of Maine features the state coat of arms on a blue field. In the center ... a survey in 2001 that ranked Maine s current flag as one of the worst in design. Amongst the 72 US State U.S. state , US Territory U.S. territorial and Canadian province Canadian provincial flags, Maine s flag ranked 60th sup th sup 13 sup th sup worst . ref cite web last Kaye first Ted title .... Original Flag File Flag of Maine 1901.svg thumb right Digital reproduction of the 1901 flag Originally ... www.crwflags.com FOTW FLAGS us me hs.html title Maine Flags Prior To 1909 U.S. accessdate February ... uses the same pine tree used in the Merchant Marine Flag of Maine. Also, the size of the tree, set .... 1901 Flag Description The Maine legislature approved the current flag on February 23, 1909. Ensign File Naval Ensign of Maine.svg thumb right Merchant and Marine Flag of MaineMaine is also one of only ... pine tree. The green pine tree has the seaman s anchor, and the words MAINE and DIRIGO around it. Flag of the 20th Maine File 20thmaine.svg thumb left Flag of the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The flag used by the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. clear See also State of Maine Symbols of the State of Maine Great Seal of the State of Maine References Reflist 1 External links FOTW id us me title Maine U.S. FOTW id us me en title Merchant and Marine Flag of Maine U.S. US state flags Maine DEFAULTSORT Flag Of Maine Category United States state flags Maine Category Symbols of Maine be da Maines flag de Flagge Maines es Bandera de Maine eu Maineko bandera fr Drapeau du Maine it Bandiera del Maine he hu Maine z szlaja nl Vlag van Maine no Maines flagg pl Flaga stanowa Maine pt Bandeira do Maine ru simple Flag of Maine sv ... more details
Infobox settlement official name El Maine nickname image skyline image flag image seal image map mapsize map caption pushpin map pushpin label position subdivision type Countries of the world Country subdivision type1 Provinces of Algeria Province subdivision name Algeria subdivision name1 A n Defla Province A n Defla leader title leader name area magnitude area total area land area water population as of population note population total population footnotes population metro population density timezone West Africa Time utc offset 1 timezone DST utc offset DST latd latm lats latNS longd longm longs longEW elevation m website footnotes El Maine is a town in northern Algeria . Coord missing Algeria A n Defla Province Category Populated places in A n Defla Province Category Communes of Algeria A nDefla geo stub fr El Maine ms El Maine ... more details
Woodland is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Maine Woodland, Aroostook County, Maine Woodland, Washington County, Maine geodis es Woodland condado de Washington, Maine vo Woodland Maine ... more details
of the name Maine is unclear. One theory is it was named after the French province of MaineprovinceMaine . ref name name Another is that it derives from a practical nautical term, the main or Main ... Merrimack and Kennebec River Kennebec rivers was first called the Province of Maine in a 1622 land ... a large area of the Gorges grant. Both Gorges Province of Maine and Lygonia had been absorbed ...The history of the area comprising the U.S. Maine state of Maine spans thousands of years, measured from ... of Maine s Name accessdate 2006 11 28 publisher Maine State Library archiveurl http web.archive.org ... archivedate 2006 11 24 ref Pre European history The earliest culture known to have inhabited Maine, from .... By the time of European arrival, the inhabitants of Maine were Algonquian languages Algonquian speaking ... into New England , written by Capt. Christopher Levett to spur interest in his Maine colony The first Europeans to explore the coast of Maine sailed under the Portuguese Esteban G mez , in 1524. They mapped ... in the area was made on Saint Croix Island, Maine St. Croix Island in 1604 by a French party that included ... contest central Maine until the 1750s when the French were defeated in the French and Indian War ... a settlement in Maine in 1607 the Popham Colony at Phippsburg, Maine Phippsburg , but it was abandoned the following year. A French trading post was established at present day Castine, Maine Castine ... along the Piscataqua River in a 1629 pact that resulted in the Province of New Hampshire being ... southwestern Maine. The present Somerset County, Maine Somerset County in Maine preserves this early nomenclature. One of the first English attempts to settle the Maine coast was by Christopher Levett ... grant for convert 6000 acre km2 of land on the site of present day Portland, Maine , Levett built ... Machigonne by the local Abenaki, later settlers named it Falmouth, Maine Falmouth and it is known today as Portland, Maine Portland . ref http books.google.com books?id OfgBVf jO3AC&pg PA444&lpg PA444 ... more details
Image Wpdms nasa topo gulf of maine.jpg 300px right thumb Gulf of Maine The Gulf of Maine is a large ... state s of New Hampshire and Maine , as well as Massachusetts north of Cape Cod, and the southern and western coastlines of the Canadian province s of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia respectively. Both Massachusetts Bay and the Bay of Fundy are included within the Gulf of Maine system. As such, the Gulf of Maine is also home to the highest tidal variations on the planet see Bay of Fundy for further information . Geographic features and biological importance The coastline of the Gulf of Maine ..., Massachusetts Boston , Portsmouth, New Hampshire Portsmouth , Portland, Maine Portland and Saint ... by underwater banks. Georges Bank in particular, on its southern end, protects the Gulf of Maine waters from the Gulf Stream . Gulf of Maine waters are more strongly influenced by the Labrador Current ... of Maine There are three major basins contained within the Gulf of Maine Wilkinson Basin to the west ... Georges Bank and the Nantucket Shoals. Gulf of Maine watershed The watershed of the gulf encompasses an area of 69,115 miles 179,008 km , including all of Maine, 70 of New Hampshire, 56 of New Brunswick ... less than 1 of the Canadian province of Quebec . Significant rivers that drain into the Gulf ... , Magaguadavic River Magaguadavic , St. Croix River Maine New Brunswick St. Croix , Penobscot River ... in the gulf. The waters of the Gulf of Maine system, particularly at the boundary with the Bay of Fundy ... founded a settlement on St. Croix Island Maine St. Croix Island in 1604. England English settlers ... and other resource rights in the Gulf of Maine, specifically the Georges Bank region. This dispute ... GMA homepage.asp Gulf of Maine Research Institute http www.gulfofmaine.org Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment coord 43 N 68 W type waterbody scale 5000000 display title DEFAULTSORT Maine Category Disputed waters Category Landforms of Maine Category Landforms of Massachusetts Category Landforms ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Newcastle, Maine settlement type New England town Town nickname motto ... c. 1920 image flag image seal Maps pushpin map Maine pushpin label position left the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location within the state of Maine ... type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Maine subdivision type2 List of counties in Maine County subdivision name2 Lincoln County, Maine Lincoln government footnotes government ... town town in Lincoln County, Maine Lincoln County , Maine , United States . The population was 1,748 ... part of the town, ref http www.mainecoastsurveying.com contact.html Map from Maine Coast Surveying ref on the Damariscotta River . Together with the village of Damariscotta, Maine Damariscotta linked by the Main Street bridge, they form the Twin Villages see Damariscotta Newcastle, Maine Damariscotta ..., the superintendent and governor of the Province of Sagadahoc, resettled it as Newcastle, named in honor ... last Varney first George J. title Gazetteer of the state of Maine. Newcastle place Boston publisher ... by U.S. Route 1 in Maine U. S. Route 1 and state routes 194 and 215. It borders the towns of Jefferson, Maine Jefferson to the north, Edgecomb, Maine Edgecomb to the south, and Alna, Maine Alna to the northwest. Separated by water, it is near the towns of Wiscasset, Maine Wiscasset to the southwest, and Nobleboro, Maine Nobleboro , Damariscotta, Maine Damariscotta , Bristol, Maine Bristol and South Bristol, Maine South Bristol to the east. Demographics As of the census GR 2 of 2000, there were ... References Reflist External links http www.newcastlemaine.us Town of Newcastle, Maine http www.maine.gov local lincoln newcastle Maine.gov Newcastle, Maine http www.epodunk.com cgi bin genInfo.php ... Maine Genealogy Newcastle, Lincoln County, Maine http www.sheepscot.org Sheepscot Valley Conservation ..., Maine Category Towns in Lincoln County, Maine ca Newcastle Maine es Newcastle condado de Lincoln, Maine ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Madawaska, Maine settlement type New England town Town nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag Flag of Acadia.svg image seal Seal of Madawaska, Maine.png Maps image map MEMap location of Madawaska.png mapsize map caption Location of Madawaska, Maine image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates region US ME subdivision type List ... States State subdivision name1 Maine subdivision type2 List of counties in Maine County subdivision name2 Aroostook County, Maine Aroostook government footnotes government type leader title leader ... footnotes Madawaska is a New England town town in Aroostook County, Maine Aroostook County , Maine ... of 1842, which gave Maine most of the disputed area, and gave the British a militarily vital connection between the province of Qu bec and the province of New Brunswick . ref Cite document last Varney first George J. title Gazetteer of the state of Maine. Madawaska place Boston publisher Russell ... Wright first Virginia title In the Shadow of the Border journal Down East the Magazine of Maine ... Route 1 in Maine U.S. Route 1 . Demographics See also Madawaska CDP , Maine As of the census GR .... Alphabetical by last name please All others will be deleted without further explanation Miss Maine Patricia Cyr , Miss Maine 1975 Ashley Hebert , contestant on The Bachelor US TV series The Bachelor season 15 and The Bachelorette season 7 Miss Maine Sharon Pelletier , Miss Maine 1995 Charles Theriault ... References Reflist External links http www.townofmadawaska.com Town of Madawaska, Maine http www.madawaskalibrary.org ... School Department Aroostook County, Maine Coord 47 18 25.8696 N 68 14 29.6874 W region US type city display title Category Towns in Aroostook County, Maine Category Madawaska, Maine ca Madawaska Maine de Madawaska Maine es Madawaska Maine fr Madawaska Maine ht Madawaska, Maine nl Madawaska Maine pl Madawaska Maine pt Madawaska Maine ru simple Madawaska, Maine vo Madawaska ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Scarborough, Maine settlement type New England town Town nickname motto ... Neck image flag image seal Seal of Scarborough, Maine.png Maps pushpin map Maine pushpin label ... Location within the state of Maine pushpin mapsize image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 ... name1 Maine subdivision type2 List of counties in Maine County subdivision name2 Cumberland County, Maine Cumberland government footnotes government type Council Manager leader title leader name leader ... Scarborough is a New England town town in Cumberland County, Maine Cumberland County on the southern coast of the U.S. state of Maine . The town is a coastal resort area. Located about 7 miles 10 km south of Portland, Maine Portland , Scarborough is part of the Portland&ndash South Portland, Maine South Portland &ndash Biddeford, Maine Biddeford , Maine Portland South Portland Biddeford ... opened a trading post on Stratton Island in Saco Bay Maine Saco Bay off Scarborough s shore. ref name ... this area is known as Prouts Neck, Maine Prouts Neck . ref name Town of Scarborough However, he ... A truce was signed in 1699 between the Province of Massachusetts Bay and the Eastern Indians. Resettlement ... descent upon English people English settlements from Casco Bay Portland, Maine Portland to Wells, Maine Wells . The fort on Prout s Neck sat atop a bluff. When the French and Native Americans arrived ... sawmill s. ref Citation last Varney first George J. title Gazetteer of the state of Maine. Scarborough ... , Libby River and Spurwink River , the town is situated beside the Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Ocean ... 95 in Maine Interstate 95 , Interstate 295 in Maine Interstate 295 , U.S. Route 1 in Maine U.S. Route 1 , and State Routes Maine State Route 9 9 , Maine State Route 77 77 , Maine State Route 114 114 , and Maine State Route 207 207 . It is bordered by the towns of Cape Elizabeth, Maine Cape Elizabeth to the northeast, South Portland, Maine South Portland and Westbrook, Maine Westbrook to the north ... more details
Maine, Wisconsin may refer to Maine, Marathon County, Wisconsin , a town Maine, Outagamie County, Wisconsin , a town disambig Template Longcomment added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. es Maine Wisconsin ... more details
of Maine. In 1658, Falmouth was recognized as the province s 7th town, which then encompassed the present day cities of Portland, Maine Portland , South Portland, Maine South Portland , Westbrook, Maine ...Infobox settlement official name Falmouth, Maine settlement type New England town Town nickname motto ... flag image seal Seal of Falmouth, Maine.png Maps pushpin map Maine pushpin label position left the position ... of Maine pushpin mapsize image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location ... subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Maine subdivision type2 List of counties in Maine County subdivision name2 Cumberland County, Maine Cumberland government ... footnotes Falmouth is a New England town town in Cumberland County, Maine Cumberland County , Maine ... of the Portland, Maine Portland &ndash South Portland, Maine South Portland &ndash Biddeford, Maine Biddeford , Maine Portland South Portland Biddeford metropolitan area metropolitan statistical ... in Maine. The town is home to three private golf clubs and the Portland Yacht Club. History It was first ..., Maine from native attack. 21 of his men were killed or wounded. ref Drake, The Border Wars of New England ... of the Province Galley , an armed vessel commanded by Captain Cyprian Southack. Its guns ... in 1716, the year Province of Massachusetts Bay Massachusetts ordered the fort at New Casco demolished ... of Maine. Falmouth place Boston publisher Russell year 1886 url http history.rays place.com me falmouth ... mistook Chubb to be Captain Harmen and killed him. On April 19, 1723, Scarborough, Maine Scarborough ... it is site of the state school for the deaf and hard of hearing. ref Soares, Liz. All for Maine ... 7.8 sqmi km2 of it 20.85 is water. Located beside Casco Bay , the Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Ocean , Falmouth is drained by the Presumpscot River . The town is crossed by Interstate 95 in Maine Interstate 95 and Interstate 295 Maine 295 , U.S. Route 1 in Maine U. S. Route 1 and state routes Maine ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Kittery, Maine settlement type New England town Town nickname motto Gateway to Maine Images image skyline Old Block House, Kittery Point, ME.jpg imagesize image caption Old Block House at Fort McClary image flag image seal Seal of Kittery, Maine.jpg Maps pushpin map Maine ... map caption Location within the state of Maine pushpin mapsize image map mapsize map caption image ... name1 flag Maine subdivision type2 List of counties in Maine County subdivision name2 York County, Maine York government footnotes government type leader title Assessor leader name Bruce Kerns ... blank1 info 0582544 website http www.kittery.org footnotes Kittery is a town in York County, Maine York County , Maine , United States . The population was 9,543 at the 2000 United States Census 2000 ... , the seaside district of Kittery Point, Maine Kittery Point , and part of the Isles of Shoals . The town ..., Maine Portland &ndash South Portland, Maine South Portland &ndash Biddeford, Maine Biddeford , Maine ... in Maine. It was named after the birthplace of a founder, Alexander Shapleigh, from his manor of Kittery ... Hall in Devon. ref a cousin of Ferdinando Gorges Sir Ferdinando Gorges , lord proprietor of Maine ... web&ots zOp2BKlMkL&sig cSPHrPoVpNRJ2XPGFOD2qKw1C4k&hl en Sir Ferdinando Gorges and his Province of Maine, James Phinney Baxter, The Prince Society, Boston, 1890 ref Together with the Pepperrell family ... up the Salmon Falls River , including the present day towns of Eliot, Maine Eliot , South Berwick, Maine South Berwick , Berwick, Maine Berwick and North Berwick, Maine North Berwick . Located opposite ... and shipbuilding . After the death of Gorges, Maine in 1652 became part of the Massachusetts Bay ... Maine State Route 5 Route 5 , the Ossipee Trail now Maine State Route 25 Route 25 , and the Pequawket Trail now Maine State Route 113 Route 113 a location conducive towards lucrative fur trade with Indians ... about cornish cab.html History of Cornish, Maine ref Small became the largest property owner in the history ... more details
Infobox river river name Maine River image name image size caption origin Maine mouth Crawford Lake br coord 45.083 67.580 format dms type river region US ME display inline,title basin countries United States length convert 5.5 mi elevation mouth elevation convert 130 ft discharge watershed progression Crawford Lake nowrap East Machias River nowrap Machias River nowrap Machias Bay river system The Maine River is a short river in Washington County, Maine Washington County , Maine . From the outlet of Pocomoonshine Lake coord 45.1258 67.5472 format dms type river region US ME name Maine River source in Princeton, Maine Princeton , it runs convert 5.5 mi ref name NHD U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data. http viewer.nationalmap.gov viewer The National Map , accessed June 22, 2011 ref southwest to Crawford Lake in Plantation No. 21. The outlet of Crawford Lake is the East Machias River , flowing to Machias Bay . See also List of rivers of Maine References Reflist cite gnis id 570675 name Maine River entrydate 30 September 1980 accessdate 2010 03 17 http waterdata.usgs.gov me nwis current ?type flow Maine Streamflow Data from the USGS http cfpub.epa.gov surf state.cfm?statepostal ME Maine Watershed Data From Environmental Protection Agency Category Rivers of Washington County, MaineMaine geo stub ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Arrowsic, Maine settlement type New England town Town nickname motto ... Light image flag image seal Maps pushpin map Maine pushpin label position left the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location within the state of Maine pushpin ... Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Maine subdivision type2 List of counties in Maine County subdivision name2 Sagadahoc County, Maine Sagadahoc government footnotes government ... town town in Sagadahoc County, Maine Sagadahoc County , Maine , United States . The population was 477 at the 2000 United States Census 2000 census . It is part of the Portland, Maine Portland &ndash South Portland, Maine South Portland &ndash Biddeford, Maine Biddeford , Maine Portland South Portland ..., Maine Georgetown , where all but Lake escaped alive from their pursuers. As the warehouse was looted ... of Hammond s Fort Richard Hammond, His Home and Fort, Collections & Proceedings of the Maine Historical Society, Second Series, Number One Published by the Society, Portland, Maine 1890 ref In 1679 ... Description and History of Arrowsic, Maine ref Signed in 1713, the Treaty of Portsmouth 1713 Treaty ..., Maine Phippsburg , Bath, Maine Bath , West Bath, Maine West Bath and Woolwich, Maine Woolwich . Beginning on August 9, 1717, Province of Massachusetts Bay Massachusetts Governor Samuel Shute conducted ... 07.html A History of Georgetown Island, Maine ref Image Steamer Going Through Hell Gate, ME.jpg thumb ... the Kennebec River , Sasanoa River and Back River. It is crossed by Maine State Route 127. Separated by water, Arrowsic is near the towns of Woolwich, Maine Woolwich to the north, Westport, Maine Westport to the east, Georgetown, Maine Georgetown to the southeast, Phippsburg, Maine Phippsburg to the southwest, and Bath, Maine Bath to the northwest. Demographics As of the census GR 2 of 2000, there were ... of islands of Maine References Reflist External links http www.arrowsic.org Town of Arrowsic, Maine ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Searsport, Maine settlement type New England town Town nickname motto ... image flag image seal Maps image map Waldo County Maine Incorporated Areas Searsport Town Highlighted.png ... of Maine image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates region US ME subdivision type ... States State subdivision name1 Maine subdivision type2 List of counties in Maine County subdivision name2 Waldo County, Maine Waldo government footnotes government type leader title leader ... is a New England town town in Waldo County, Maine Waldo County , Maine , United States . The population ... Searsport. The town is known as the home of the famous sea captains and the Antique Capital of Maine ... on February 13, 1845 from portions of Prospect, Maine Prospect and Belfast, Maine Belfast . In 1747, when fire destroyed the Province House in Boston , General Samuel Waldo advocated, unsuccessfully ... is Maine s second largest deep water port and is ideally located from the point of view of railroad ..., the town became the Penobscot Bay shipping terminus for the Northern Maine Seaport Railroad, a line ... with the Maine Central Railroad . ref name Schafer Cite book last Schafer first Mike title More ... by U.S. Route 1 in Maine U. S. Route 1 and Maine State Route 3 . It borders the towns of Prospect, Maine Prospect and Stockton Springs, Maine Stockton to the northeast, Belfast, Maine Belfast to the southwest, Swanville, Maine Swanville to the northwest, and Frankfort, Maine Frankfort to the north. Demographics See also Searsport CDP , Maine As of the census GR 2 of 2000, there were 2,641 ... Union Hall Union School Searsport, Maine Union School http www.searsporthistoricalsociety.org Searsport ..., town manager Sam Houston Maine Sam Houston , bodyguard for George Washington Freeman McGilvery , army ... Town of Searsport, Maine http www.carver.lib.me.us Carver Memorial Library http www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org ... www.mainegenealogy.net individual place record.asp?place searsport Maine Genealogy Searsport, Waldo ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Richmond, Maine settlement type New England town Town nickname motto Images image skyline Richmond, Maine from Swan Island.jpg imagesize image caption Richmond from Swan Island in 1908 image flag image seal Maps pushpin map Maine pushpin label position left the position ... of Maine pushpin mapsize image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location coordinates ... type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Maine subdivision type2 List of counties in Maine County subdivision name2 Sagadahoc County, Maine Sagadahoc government ... England town town in Sagadahoc County, Maine Sagadahoc County , Maine , United States . The population was 3,298 at the 2000 United States Census 2000 census . It is part of the Portland, Maine Portland &ndash South Portland, Maine South Portland &ndash Biddeford, Maine Biddeford , Maine Portland ... Area. History The tract of land which comprises Richmond and Gardiner, Maine Gardiner was purchased ..., Fort Richmond was built by Province of Massachusetts Bay Massachusetts on the western bank of the Kennebec ... v onepage&q&f false ref During Dummer s War , following the battle at Arrowsick, Maine , Fort Richmond ... slain, but the fort held. Brunswick, Maine Brunswick and other settlements near the mouth of the Kennebec ... Settled in 1725, the community was part of Bowdoinham, Maine Bowdoinham when it was incorporated ... Citation last Varney first George J. title Gazetteer of the state of Maine. Richmond place Boston publisher ... place.com me richmond.htm Historical Sketch of Richmond, Maine ref A little known fact about Richmond ... Pond in Richmond. Demographics See also Richmond CDP , Maine At the 2000 census , there were 3,298 ... links http www.richmondmaine.com Town of Richmond, Maine http www.umberhine.lib.me.us Isaac F. Umberhine Public Library http www.mainegenealogy.net individual place record.asp?place richmond Maine Genealogy Richmond, Sagadahoc County, Maine Coord 44 05 14 N 69 47 56 W type city region US ME display ... more details
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