Maine – Maine's capital is Augusta

(Pronounced mayn and aw-guhs-tah)

To remember the capital of the US state Maine, use the following mnemonic:

The lion's mane (Maine) was blown around by a gust of wind (Augusta).

Interesting facts about Augusta:

- Municipal Elevator: Augusta is home to the Kennebec County Courthouse, which houses one of the state’s most unique internal features—a historic, old-school cage elevator that still operates with manual gate controls.

- Named After a Baby: Long before it was a capital, the area was settled as Cushnoc, an Indigenous word meaning head of the tide, but when it was incorporated in 1797, it was named after Pamela Augusta Dearborn, the infant daughter of a local Revolutionary War general.

- Wooden Fort Survivor: The city is home to Old Fort Western, a British colonial outpost built in 1754 that proudly stands as the oldest surviving wooden fort in the entire United States.