Nickname: The Pine Tree State Date Joined: March 15, 1820 (23rd) Capital: Augusta

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• The original capital of Maine was Portland. The capital was moved to Augusta in 1832, which is more centrally located within the state.
• The first daily rays of sunlight to reach the United States land in Maine. The exact location of the first sunlight varies throughout the year as the sunrise moves from South to North. According to Wikipedia:

From October 7 to March 6, Cadillac Mountain is first. From March 7 to March 24, West Quoddy Head is first in the country. Warmer months, March 25 to September 18, Mars Hill sees first light. Then, when the sun starts getting lower in the sky, The country's day begins between September 19 to October 6 back at West Quoddy Head.

• Henry Knox, the first U.S. Secretary of War, hailed from Maine.
• Louis Sockalexis, the first Native American Major League Baseball player, was born in Maine.
• Maine is the only state in the lower 48 to only border one other state. Maine shares its western border with New Hampshire.
• There are no officials colors on the flag of Maine, so there are noticeable variations between manufacturers.

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