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1-Lobsters. (90% of US lobsters are caught of the coast of Maine)
2-Blueberries. (99% of the total US blueberries are grown in Maine)
3-Wooden toothpicks. (90% of the total US wooden toothpicks are made in Maine)
4-Naval Ships (Bath Iron Works, uh no percentage)
Wisconsin home to:
Colby and brick cheese
Point and Leinie's beer
1st typewriter
birthplace of Frank Lloyd Wright
invented the ice cream sundae, although New York also claims that
home to the 1st kindergarten
invented the garbage disposal
J.I. Case
Dremel
Oster
Barbie doll invented and named for a WI resident
Harley-Davidson
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Ford trucks, Escapes, Mazda Tributes.
Lots of BBQ sauce. LC's is my favorite.
Hallmark Cards. Some made in China, though>
Russell Stover candy.
Harley Davidson. Sportster's, V-Rod's...
I am sure if you dig you can come up with something Maine held the first settlements and the first incorporated town (York) and also had the first highway and toll road. I am sure there are many others.
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We also have the worlds largest ball of twine in a very small town called Darwin. EW
