A state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation â Reflections on the Revolution in France]
Maine is both the northernmost state in New England and the largest, accounting for almost half the region's entire land area. Maine is the only state to border only one other state (New Hampshire to the west).
Maine Facts and Trivia. Eastport is the most eastern city in the United States. The city is considered the first place in the United States to receive the rays of the morning sun. In Wilton there's a cannery that imports and cans only dandelion greens. Maine is the only state in the United States whose name has one syllable.