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The Northeast > Maine > Identification

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ISO 3166-2:US > Codes > Sorted by Name > States US-ME
State beverages > Drink Moxie
State beverages > Year & Citation 2,005
State fossil > Age Devonian
State fossil > Binomial nomenclature Pertica quadrifaria
State fossil > Common name Pertica plant
State mottos > Motto Dirigo
State Name Maine
State soil
Chesuncook
State soil > Year adopted 1,999
State tree Eastern White Pine
State tree > Binomial Nomenclature Pinus strobus
Symbols > State animal
Moose (State animal); Maine Coon Cat (State cat)
Symbols > State bird Chickadee
Symbols > State motto Dirigo (I lead)
Traditional abbreviation > Other Me.
U.S. state beverages > Drink Moxie
U.S. state beverages > Year & Citation 2005
U.S. state insects > Binomial name Apis mellifera
U.S. state insects > State insect
European honey bee

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: ISO 3166-2:US ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state beverages; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state fossils; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state mottos; John; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state soils; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state trees; "State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols" by Benjamin F. Shearer, Barbara S. Shearer.; FirstGov Official Government Website, Wikipedia; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by traditional abbreviation; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state beverages ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state insects

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: ME

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