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  • Chamberlain at Gettysburg
    Chamberlain at Gettysburg

    Video Clip (1:26)

    Find out how the actions of a former Maine professor helped the Union win at Gettysburg, the deadliest battle of the Civil War.

    Video Clip (1:26)
  • Maine's Healing Springs
    Maine's Healing Springs

    Video Clip (2:16)

    Are Maine's fresh-water springs the cure for what ails you. In the 1800s, some people were convinced they did.

    Video Clip (2:16)
  • Judd Nelson: Maine Always First
    Judd Nelson: Maine Always First

    Video Clip (3:32)

    In this States video clip Judd Nelson on Maine: Judd Nelson tells us about the best part of Maine and the Maine way of talking. This video clip is courtesy of The History Channel.

    Video Clip (3:32)

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  • Maine
    Maine

    9 Photos

    History.com's state gallery for Maine. Learn more about the state symbols and famous landmarks.

    (9 Photos)

Speeches & Audio (1)

  • Margaret Chase Smith Denounces McCarthy
    Margaret Chase Smith Denounces McCarthy

    Audio Clip (0:39)

    In protest to Sen. Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist crusade, Republican Sen. Margaret Chase Smith presents, on June 1, 1950, her "Declaration of Conscience" and delivers one of the most memorable speeches of her career.

    Audio Clip (0:39)

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