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 has at least two nicknames. 1  The Pine Tree State It got this name because the pine tree is Maine's state tree, and the white pine tassel/cone is its flower.aine's nickname: The Pine Tree State. It is called that because Maine has many pine trees.