Maine, its history, resources and government . Rhode Island,and only about one-eighth as large as Texas. Thirty-sevenstates are larger than Maine and ten are smaller. Aboutone-tenth of the whole area, or 3145 square miles, is greatest length is 303 miles and its greatest width215 miles. The coast line is exceedingly irregular, having thousands ofindentations, many of which afford fine harbors and havecontributed much to the position which the state has held inthe world of commerce and shipbuilding. In a straight line, 113 114 MAINE GEOGRAPHY AND INDUSTRY the distance from Kittery t
Maine, its history, resources and government . Rhode Island,and only about one-eighth as large as Texas. Thirty-sevenstates are larger than Maine and ten are smaller. Aboutone-tenth of the whole area, or 3145 square miles, is greatest length is 303 miles and its greatest width215 miles. The coast line is exceedingly irregular, having thousands ofindentations, many of which afford fine harbors and havecontributed much to the position which the state has held inthe world of commerce and shipbuilding. In a straight line, 113 114 MAINE GEOGRAPHY AND INDUSTRY the distance from Kittery to Eastport is about 250 miles, butthe length of the coast line between those two points is morethan ten times as great if the irregularities are followed. Asfar as Portland these are not so pronounced, and the splendidbeaches at York, Kennebunk, and Old Orchard are famousthe country over, but east of Portland, the shore becomesmore rugged and broken. Headlands, promontories, androcky cliffs meet the eye of the traveler, while here and there a. A Rocky Ledge on a Maine Inlet sandy beach presents itself. Islands dot the water on everyhand, varying in size from that scarcely offering space for oneof the many lighthouses to that which includes several Divisions. Maine has sixteen counties. By farthe largest is Aroostook with an area of 6408 square miles, initself three times as large as the state of Delaware and not farfrom equaling New Jersey. The smallest county is Sagadahoc,whose area is 259 square miles. The names of the countiesare as follows: Androscoggin, Aroostook, Cumberland, Frank-lin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot, GEOGRAPHY AND TRANSPORTATION 115 Piscataquis, Sagadahoc, Somerset, Waldo, Washington, andYork. There are 519 towns, cities, and organized plantations. Ofthese there are twenty which are chartered as cities under theprovisions of special acts of the legislature. They are Auburn,Augusta, Bangor, Bath, Belfast, Biddeford, Bre
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