Standish High School - Crimson Rambler Yearbook (Standish, ME)

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MAINE--GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC The name of Maine, it is supposed by some historians, was bestowed as a tribute to England's Queen Henrietta Marie, feu- dal ruler of the French province of Mcyne or Maine, some think the name was brought directly from France by early French col- onists, others hold that it was a term used to distinguish the mainland from the coastal islands on which early fishermen dried their catch. Maine's coastline measures some 2500 miles, and there are more than 400 offshore islands, ranging in area from ll00 to 16,000 acres, with a host of lesser ones. The name Maine was in use way back in the l622's. Under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, the region was known as nThe Province of Maine,n and when it was admitted to the Union in 1820, nThc State of Maineu became its official title. Maine, the extreme northeastern state in the Union, is the only one adjoined by but a-single sister state. The south- ern beundary of the state is the Atlantic Oceang the eastern boundary follows the St. Croix River to its source, thence due north to the St. John Riverg the northern boundary extends roughly from the St. John Grand Falls along the river to Crown Monument, the western boundary extends from Crown Monumcntto the sea at the mouth of the Piscataqua River near Kittery Point. The state is thus bordered only by the ocean, by Canada, and by New Hampshire. Maine is the largest of the New England States. Its total acreage greatly exceeds that of New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Connecticut combined. Approximately one-tenth of its area of 55,040 square miles consists of water. Maine's climate is invigorating and healthful. The mean annual temperature is 440 or 450 F in the southern part and 590 in the extreme northern part of the state. Freezing tem- peratures at night are common throughout the state in October and November, continuing to mid-April or early May. The aver- age temperature from June to October is 800 or higher in nest parts of the state. There are commonly from six to twelve heavy rainfalls each year, usually accompanied by northeast winds. The state is relatively free from serious floods and droughtsg the 1956 flood was exceptionally serious. In Maine are found ores of most metals, as well as useful non-metallic minerals such as quartz, feldspar, mica, and graphite. At least one mineral, beryllonite, has been found nowhere outside Maine, and this state has yielded the finest emerald beryl ever found in the United States. ,

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Feldspar is mined in oxford, Androscoggin, Cumberland, Saga- dnhoc, and Lincoln Counties, The raw spar is ground in Mills at Topsham and West Paris. Maine's nickname is Vacs.tionlund of America . All the factors oreviously mentioned hold true to this name, as Maine is the ideal spot for a vacation, either summer or winter. Some of America's best known hunting grounds are found in Maine, around Moose Head and Rangelcylmkes. D Many boys'and gir1s'camps are located on Sebago Lake, and tourists seem to flock around this territory both summer and winter. Putting all the factors mentioned together, Maine is one grand state. Joyce Wood ' 46 Just Maine ' Blue skies, birds, and bees Trailing Arbutus around the brookg Woodlands, meadows, and rolling acres Tall pine trees, golden oaks and shady nooks. Long country roads, fleet deer, And farms along the way' Forests full of furry friends, Broad fields and rivers gay. A Harvest moong at night Shadows, a shady laneg A stillness, calm and misty light All of this is Maine.' Sylvia Wilson '45