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Attempts to uncover the history of the name of Maine began with James Sullivan's 1795 "History of the District of Maine." He made the unsubstantiated claim that the Province of Maine was a compliment to the queen of Charles I , Henrietta Maria , who once "owned" the Province of Maine in France.
Maine (/ m eɪ n / ⓘ MAYN) [9] is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeastern most state in the Lower 48.It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, and shares a maritime border with Nova Scotia.
The District of Maine was the governmental designation for what is now the U.S. state of Maine from October 25, 1780 to March 15, 1820, when it was admitted to the Union as the 23rd state. The district was a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and before American independence had been part of the British province of Massachusetts Bay .
The Province of Maine refers to any of the various English colonies established in the 17th century along the northeast coast of North America, within portions of the present-day U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick.
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The most populous counties tend to be located in the southeastern portion of the state, along the Atlantic seaboard. The largest counties in terms of land area are inland and further north. Maine's county names come from a mix of British, American, and Native American sources, reflecting Maine's pre-colonial, colonial, and national heritage.
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The governor of Maine is the head of government of Maine [1] and the commander-in-chief of its military forces. [2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, [3] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Maine Legislature, [4] to convene the legislature at any time, [5] and, except in cases of impeachment, to grant pardons.