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March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1793 Incorporation of the town of Buckfield 1830 Incorporation of the town of Cranberry Isles 1840 Incorporation of the town of Old Town…
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March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1793 Incorporation of the town of Buckfield 1830 Incorporation of the town of Cranberry Isles 1840 Incorporation of the town of Old Town…
March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1820 Maine Statehood becomes Official; annual Statehood Day proclaimed by the Governor to “observe the day in schools and other suitable places with…
March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1773 Birth date of U.S. Senator (1820-1827) John Holmes. 1781 Birth date of Jonathan G. Hunton of Readfield, Governor of Maine 1830. 1925…
March 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1677 Massachusetts bought Maine for £1,250 sterling ($6,000), extending its territory eastward. Maine became a state 143 years later in…
March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1788 Birth date in New Hampshire of Governor (1831-1834) and judge Samuel E. Smith of Wiscasset, a Democrat. 1806 …
March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1778 Incorporation of the town of Coxhall, now Lyman 1791 Incorporation of the town of Readfield 1858 …
March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1877 The Hurricane Island Granite Cutters Union is organized. Portland Branch, Granite Cutters Union is organized. St. George, Clark Island, Granite…
March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1774 Incorporation of the towns of Edgecomb and New Gloucester 1785 Incorporation of the town of Parsonsfield 1797 Incorporation of the town of…
March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1805 Incorporation of the town of Harrison 1831 Incorporation of the town of Houlton 1832 Incorporation of the town…
March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1804 Incorporation of the towns of Athens and Madison 1836 Incorporation of the town of Mayfield, now Mayfield township in Somerset County 1839…
March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1787 Incorporation of the towns of Limerick and Waterborough 1792 Incorporation of the town of Hebron 1802 Incorporation of…
March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1785 Incorporation of the town of Shapleigh 1805 Oxford County established 1880 Incorporation of the towns of Mapleton and…
March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1808 Incorporation of the town of Freeman, now a township in Franklin County. 1809 Incorporation of the town of Jonesborough, now Jonesboro 1831…