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Saint Croix International Historic Site
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Map of Maine highlighting physical features such as major rivers, lakes, and mountain ranges. Notable features include Mount Katahdin, Moosehead Lake, the Penobscot and Kennebec rivers, Acadia National Park, and the Atlantic coastline. The map shows state boundaries with New Hampshire, Quebec, and New Brunswick, and includes a small locator map of Maine's position within the United States.
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Saint Croix International Historic Site

historical site, North America
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Map of Maine highlighting physical features such as major rivers, lakes, and mountain ranges. Notable features include Mount Katahdin, Moosehead Lake, the Penobscot and Kennebec rivers, Acadia National Park, and the Atlantic coastline. The map shows state boundaries with New Hampshire, Quebec, and New Brunswick, and includes a small locator map of Maine's position within the United States.
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The Saint Croix Island International Historic Site commemorates the first French settlement in North America in 1604. This site is located on an island in the Saint Croix River, which forms the border between Maine, U.S., and New Brunswick, Canada. French explorers Pierre du Guast, sieur de Monts, and Samuel de Champlain established a colony there, though it was short-lived. The river itself was named by Jacques Cartier in 1535. The Saint Croix River is now primarily used for recreation, though it was once economically important for lumbering.12

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  2. Saint Croix River
  3. Buck Island Reef National Monument

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