AtlasUnited StatesMaineOne word pinned hereMaine45.5000°N -69.0000°W · Q724One English word in this atlas traces back to Maine. It sits in United States.ShareAll of United States Pinned hereMaine Coonnoun · 19th centuryWell attestedThe coon half rests on a raccoon story that is biologically impossible.Farm cats in Maine developed heavy coats and broad snowshoe paws, and local folklore explained the bushy ringed tail by crossing them with raccoons, which cannot happen. The cats were fixtures at 19th-century New England shows, and Maine has since made the breed its official state cat.Named from the placeRead →Nearest pinsChinese pieSouth China, United States121 kmNew England clam chowderNew England, United States177 kmBretton WoodsBretton Woods, United States237 kmbarnetBarnet, United States275 km