location map (Maine)
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American Sign Language
The names of all fifty states can be indicated by simply signing the two letters that make up their postal code, like this.Postal Code: ME
Origin of Name: Origin unknown; may have been named by French colonists aftter the French province of Mayne or it may derive from “Main” a common term among early explorers to describe a mainland
Adjectives: Maine
Residents Called: Mainers (NOT Maniacs!)
Nicknames: The Pine Tree State, The Border State, The Old Dirigo State



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