The Story of Maine In 100 Landmarks

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>America turns 250. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Let's go find the candles.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Looking for a history lesson that doesn't feel like homework? You've found it. At 250history.com the Semiquincentennial Series brings each state's distinctive landmarks to center stage to tell their fast and fun story. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>We've wandered through big cities tiny towns muddy trails and neon-lit highways-uncovering 5000 historic gems along the way.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Semiquincentennial isn't just a mouthful-it's a reminder that history is alive sometimes weird and always waiting to be rediscovered. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Whether you're traveling by road by printed page or by imagination; whether you are a lifelong native or visiting for a week we invite you to explore 100 Maine landmarks that illuminate the one-of-a-kind story of the Pine Tree State. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Aroostook War... urban fires... two-footers... wild blueberries... ferries... beehive kilns... Acadians... Elbow Hole... frozen water trade... trolley parks... Harriet's Writing Room... golden age of motoring... Monson slate... Meskers... sardines... Moxie... The Alcatraz of the East... Rockefeller's Teeth... Artists Bridge... potato houses... Little Broadway of the North... Maine Law. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>These photos and stories are a fast and fun way to learn the explanations behind the quirks the traditions and the secrets that make Maine uniquely Maine. Where was the largest poured concrete building in the world? Solved. What was the first lighthouse constructed by the United States of America? A mystery no more. What is the only split-stone open crib bridge in the world? Identified. What is the most photographed house in Maine Revealed. Who first called Maine Vacationland? No one knows.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>It is a story only Maine can call its own. A story told in 100 landmarks. Almost all the selections within are open to the public or at least visible from public spaces. So fire up the GPS and see the story of the Pine Tree State standing in plain sight on Maine streets!</span></p><p></p>