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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Paris is a town in and the county seat of Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,793 at the 2000 census. The census-designated place of South Paris is located within the town. Because the U.S. Post Office refers to the entire town as South Paris, the town as a whole is commonly referred to as South Paris. The main exception is the area known as Paris Hill, which is a scenic historic district popular with tourists.It was granted by Massachusetts on June 11, 1771 to Captain Joshua Fuller of Watertown, Massachusetts and 59 others (or their heirs) for service during the French and Indian Wars. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saco Bay is a small arcuate embayment of the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic coast of Maine in the United States. The name derives "from a map of the coastline made in 1525 by the Spanish explorer Esteban Gómez. He named the bay Bahio de Saco (Bay of the Sack)." Saco Bay is approximately 10 mi (16 km) wide, running from the Fletcher Neck (the Biddeford Pool peninsula) and the mouth of the Saco River in York County north to the Scarborough River and Prouts Neck in Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, approximately 20 mi (32 km) southwest of Portland. The shoreline of the bay makes the largest sand beach and salt marsh system in Maine and contains the longest unbroken stretch of beach in the state. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saint-Martin-du-Bois is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France, in the Pays de la Loire region.Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. Originally it was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791. It was created from part of the former province of Anjou. Its present name is drawn from the former province of Maine and the Loire River, which runs through it. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saint-Hilaire-du-Maine is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. Mayenne is a department in northwest France named after the Mayenne River.Mayenne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It constitutes the western part of the former province of Maine.Mayenne is part of the current region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and Ille-et-Vilaine. ... Read more

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In the series, Collinsport is a small, coastal fishing village located in Maine, on the coast about 50 miles - 80 km southeast of Bangor. Characters on the show sometimes visit or refer to Bangor, Maine or Portland, Maine. The village is, according to the TV documentation, north of Frenchman Bay. The train makes regular runs from Boston, and brought Victoria Winters to town, one stormy night. The local newspaper, The Collinsport Star is published daily. Population has never been confirmed but is enough to support a cannery and keep the Collins family living in high style. Isaac Collins crossed the ocean in a small sailing ship in 1690 and landed in Frenchman Bay. He eventually found a small harbor nearby and started building what would become the town of Collinsport. The town prospered throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, but suffered greatly during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Only the influx of summer visitors and artists during the 1950s and 1960s kept the town from going under completely. Recently the local fishing fleet has been hurt badly by the over-fishing of the Grand Banks. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Belfast is a city in Waldo County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,381. Located at the mouth of the Passagassawakeag River on Penobscot Bay, Belfast is the county seat of Waldo County. The seaport has a wealth of antique architecture in several historic districts, and remains popular with tourists. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saddleback Mountain is a mountain located in Rangeley, Franklin County, Maine. Saddleback is one of the highest mountains in the State of Maine, and one of the fourteen with more than 2,000 ft (610 m) of topographic prominence. The mountain is the site of Saddleback ski resort. Saddleback is flanked to the northeast by Saddleback Horn. The mountain rock is primarily a form of granodiorite known as the Redington pluton that is estimated to have formed roughly 410 million years ago, while the soil atop it is largely till with a thickness of 10 feet (3.0 m) or less. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Robbinston is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 525 at the 2000 census. Laurence Trimble (1885-1954) was born in Robbinston. He was one of the leading film directors for the Vitaphone Co. between 1910 and 1926, ultimately directing 101 silent films. He also owned and trained the film-acting dog Strongheart, the first canine film star, whom he directed in such films as White Fang (1925). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.7 square miles (87.3 km²), of which, 28.2 square miles (73.0 km²) of it is land and 5.5 square miles (14.3 km²) of it (16.40%) is water. The population density was 18.6 people per square mile (7.2/km²). There were 329 housing units at an average density of 11.7/sq mi (4.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.81% White, 1.33% Native American, and 2.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Piscataqua River, in the northeastern United States, is a 12-mile (19 km) long tidal estuary formed by the confluence of the Salmon Falls and Cocheco rivers. The drainage basin of the river is approximately 1,495 square miles (3,870 km2), encompassing the additional watersheds of the Great Works River and five rivers flowing into Great Bay: the Bellamy, Oyster, Lamprey, Squamscott, and Winnicut. The river runs southeastward, determining part of the boundary between the states of New Hampshire and Maine, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean east of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The last six miles before the sea form one of the finest harbors in the northeastern United States, despite a tidal current rated as one of the fastest in North America. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Waldo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2000, the population was 36,280. Its county seat is Belfast. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 853 square miles (2,209 km²), of which, 730 square miles (1,890 km²) of it is land and 123 square miles (319 km²) of it (14.43%) is water.There were 14,726 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.70% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.88. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Alfred is a town in York County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 2,497. Alfred is the county seat of York County, and home to part of the Massabesic Experimental Forest. The Alfred Historic District includes 48 houses on the National Register of Historic Places. Alfred is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Yarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, located approximately ten to fifteen miles north of Portland. Its population was 8,360 at the 2000 census. Yarmouth is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Traces of human occupation in the Yarmouth area date to about 2,000 BC. During the years prior to the arrival of the Europeans, many Native American cultures are believed to have existed in the area. When settlers arrived at Yarmouth's site around 1636, they found a fort already built. The fort had for some time been occupied by George Felt, who had in turn purchased it from John Phillips, a Welshman. In 1646, William Royall purchased a farm on the river which has ever-since borne his last name (minus the second L). ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Waite is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 105 at the 2000 census.Waite is a small community served by one combination general store and US Post Office. The town is also home to two logging contractors. Waite shares its zip code, 04492, with the neighboring town of Talmadge. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.2 square miles (111.8 km²), of which, 43.1 square miles (111.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.14%) is water. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Bay of Fundy is a bay on the Atlantic coast of North America, on the northeast end of the Gulf of Maine between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the U.S. state of Maine. The Bay of Fundy is known for its high tidal range and the bay is contested as having the highest vertical tidal range in the world with Ungava Bay in northern Quebec and the Severn Estuary in the UK. Some sources believe the name "Fundy" is a corruption of the French word "Fendu", meaning "split", while others believe it comes from the Portuguese fondo , meaning "funnel." The bay was also named Baie Française(French Bay) by explorer/cartographer Samuel de Champlain during a 1604 expedition led by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts which resulted in a failed settlement attempt on St. Croix Island. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of 2000, the population was 50,888. Its county seat is Skowhegan. Somerset County was established in March 1, 1809 from portions of Kennebec County and was named after Somerset County in England. Somerset County is part of Maine's 2nd congressional district. In 1992 Somerset County was one of three counties in the state (the others being Knox and Piscataquis) where Ross Perot received over 38% of the vote and won. In 2008 Barack Obama received 51.9% of the vote. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,095 square miles (10,607 km²), of which, 3,926 square miles (10,170 km²) of it is land and 169 square miles (437 km²) of it (4.12%) is water. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ogunquit (pronounced /oʊˈɡʌŋkwɨt/ oh-GUN-kwit) is a town in York County, Maine, United States. As of the 2000 census its population was 1,226. The popularity of the town as a summer resort is epitomized by its motto, "Beautiful Place by the Sea." Ogunquit is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. Ogunquit, which meant "coastal lagoon" to native Abenaki Indians, was first a village within Wells, which was settled in 1641. The first sawmill here was established in 1686, and shipbuilding developed along the tidal Ogunquit River. Besides constructing schooners and brigs, local shipwrights built the famous "Ogunquit dory." ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Yarmouth is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Yarmouth in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,560 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,560 people, 1,386 households, and 927 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,370.0 people per square mile (528.7/km²). There were 1,433 housing units at an average density of 551.5/sq mi (212.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.54% White, 0.42% Black or African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population. ... Read more

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Augusta is the capital of the U.S. state of Maine, countyseat of Kennebec County, and center of population forMaine. The city's population was 18,560 at the 2000 census,making it the third-smallest state capital afterMontpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota. Located onthe Kennebec River at the head of tide, it is home to theUniversity of Maine at Augusta ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! York is a town in York County, Maine, United States at the southwest corner of the state. The population in the 2000 census was 12,854. Situated beside the Atlantic Ocean on the Gulf of Maine, York is a well-known summer resort. It is home to three 18-hole golf clubs, three sandy beaches, and Mount Agamenticus. It includes the villages of York Village, York Harbor, York Beach and Cape Neddick. York is part of the Portland?South Portland?Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ocean Park (also known as "Ocean Park Historic Buildings" or "Temple Square" (0213750228) or "Chautauqua-By-The-Sea") is an unincorporated community in the town of Old Orchard Beach in York County, Maine, United States. A historic family style summer community affiliated with the Free Will Baptists, the site is located on Temple Avenue on Saco Bay. ... Read more