Samantha Reed Smith

Samantha Reed Smith (HM23GQ)

Location: Augusta, ME 04330 Kennebec County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 18.362', W 69° 46.928'

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June 29, 1972 - August 25, 1985

—Maine's Young Ambassador of Goodwill —

In 1982, ten year old Samantha Smith wrote a letter to Yuri Andropov, the leader of the Soviet Union asking, "Why do you want to go to war with the United States?" Mr. Andropov's reply to that letter, his invitation for Samantha to visit, and her subsequent trip with her parents to the Soviet Union, began a personal dialogue between the peoples of the Soviet Union and the United States that many believe contributed to the thaw in the dangerous Cold War of the late 20th Century.
Samantha's untimely death at age 13 in an airplane accident was mourned by adults and children world wide. Maine is proud of her native daughter and remember the message she taught us:
One child can play a powerful part in bringing peace to the world
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Date Added Monday, December 4th, 2017 at 7:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 437616 N 4906161
Decimal Degrees44.30603333, -69.78213333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 18.362', W 69° 46.928'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 18' 21.72" N, 69° 46' 55.68" W
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Area Code(s)207
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 230 State St, Augusta ME 04330, US
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