It may indeed be Maine’s most famous signpost. It points you in the direction of several world places — just not the places you’re thinking of. Because China, Peru and Norway — along with Denmark and Sweden — are the names of Maine towns too. Below you can see where the towns are located in Maine and a tid bit about them.

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Norway, Maine

New Balance Shoe Company built a manufacturing facility in Norway, Maine in 1997 where production continues today.
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Paris, Maine

Notable person from Paris, Maine is Hannibal Hamlin, US congressman, senator, 26th Governor of Maine, 15th United States Vice President.
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Denmark, Maine

Camp Wyonegonic in Denmark, Maine was founded 1902, is the oldest girls’ camp in the country.
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Naples, Maine

The Bay of Naples Inn, which faced Mount Washington and the east side of the White Mountains, was a popular resort during the early 20th century. Automobile tourists began arriving after designation of the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway in 1919. The Bay of Naples Inn remained open through the 1951 season.
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Sweden, Maine

Sweden is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 391 at the 2010 census.
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Poland, Maine

Two episodes of the popular 1960s television series Route 66 were filmed in Poland: “Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are” (1963) starring Lon Chaney, Jr.; and “Same Picture, Different Frame” (1963) starring Joan Crawford, Tom Bosley, and Patrick O’Neal.

Poland Spring Water the famous water is bottled and sold by Nestlé Waters North America, a subsidiary of Nestlé.
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Mexico, Maine

Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr. (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009) was an American announcer, game show host, comedian, actor and singer. McMahon was Johnny Carson’s sidekick, announcer and second banana on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from 1962 to 1992.
In his teenage years he was from Mexico, Maine where he was a carnival barker and bingo caller.
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Peru, Maine

Peru is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,541 at the 2010 census.
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China, Maine

Laroy Sunderland Starrett. Birthdate: 1836.
Birthplace: China, Kennebec County, Maine, United States.

He founded the L. S. Starrett Company (NYSE: SCX) is an American manufacturer of tools and instruments used by machinists and tool and die makers. The company was founded by businessman and inventor Laroy Sunderland Starrett in 1880. The company patented such items as the sliding combination square, bench vises, and a shoe hook fastener. They make precision steel rules and tapes, calipers, micrometers, and dial indicators, among many other things.
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