Maine

By Sariah Maughan

Capital City and State Map

• Capital City: Augusta

State Bird• Black capped chickadee

State Flower

• Eastern white pine cone and tassel

State Tree • Eastern white pine

State Motto & Date of Statehood

• I direct• 3-15-1820 Maine became the 23rd state

Interesting Facts

• Forests cover about 90% of Maine. • Maine was a part of Massachusetts

for about 170 years. • Maine’s nickname is the Pine Tree

State. • Some of the largest cities in Maine

are Portland, Lewiston, Bangor, South Portland, and Auburn.

Sources

• Fredric, Paul B. and Richard W. Judd. “Maine.” World Book Student. 2014. Web. 3 Feb. 2014.