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  2. Freeport, Maine - Wikipedia

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    Freeport is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Freeport is included in the Lewiston-Auburn , Maine metropolitan New England City and town area. The population was 8,737 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ]

  3. Maine - Wikipedia

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    Maine (/ meɪn / ⓘ MAYN) [ 10 ] is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost 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.

  4. Desert of Maine - Wikipedia

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    Desert of Maine. The Desert of Maine is a natural curiosity and privately owned tourist attraction whose main feature is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) expanse of barren glacial sand in the town of Freeport, Maine, United States. The area was de‑vegetated by poor farming practices in the 19th century.

  5. Pettengill House and Farm - Wikipedia

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    Designated CP. June 28, 1974. The Pettengill House and Farm (also known as the Rodick Pettengill House and Farm) is a historic conservation property in Freeport, Maine, United States. Now owned by the Freeport Historical Society, this farm was in active use from at least 1831 until 1960. More than 140 acres (57 ha) of its original 180 acres (73 ...

  6. Casco Bay - Wikipedia

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    Portland Head Light, Maine, William Aiken Walker. Casco Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Maine on the coast of Maine in the United States.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's chart for Casco Bay marks the dividing line between the bay and the Gulf of Maine as running from Bald Head on Cape Small in Phippsburg west-southwest to Dyer Point in Cape Elizabeth.

  7. Climate change in Maine - Wikipedia

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    Köppen climate types in Maine, showing the state to be warm-summer humid continental. Climate change in Maine encompasses the effects of climate change, attributed to man-made increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxides, in the U.S. state of Maine. The United States Environmental Protection Agency reports that Maine ...

  8. Bustins Island - Wikipedia

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    UTC-4 (EDT) ZIP code. 04013 [ 1 ] Area code. 207. Bustins Island is an island in inner Casco Bay, Maine, United States. It is part of the town of Freeport. Although physically located within Freeport, the Bustins Island Village Corporation is a self-governing entity. The island has approximately 117 summer cottages, with the earliest dating to ...

  9. Chebeague Island - Wikipedia

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    Chebeague Island is located in Casco Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Maine. It was originally used as a fishing ground by Abenaki Native Americans. Also known as Great Chebeague (pronounced "sha-big") Island, today it is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. It is located 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Portland, Maine.