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Chimney Pond, Baxter State Park (August 2001)
| 1849 | Incorporation of the City of Augusta. | ||
| 1850 | Legislature authorizes first boys reformatory to be built in South Portland. | ||
| 1863 | Rockland-built vessel Anglo Saxon is captured by Confederate raiders. | ||
| 1864 | Harrington-built vessel Roan is captured by Confederate raiders |
| 1918 |
Earthquake damages chimneys in South Paris and Norway; felt in Bridgton, Cape Elizabeth, and Lewiston. |
| 1933 |
Birth date in Waterville of U.S. Senator (1880-1995) and Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell, a former U.S. District Court Judge. |
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| 1955 |
State mandates “a course in geography and the natural and industrial resources of Maine shall be taught in at least one grade from 7 to 12, inclusive, in all school systems, both public and private.” Apparently the first “Maine studies” requirement. |
| 1966 | President Lyndon Johnson visits Lewiston to deliver a speech, then went to Topsham’s Dairy Queen for an ice-cream. [see presidential visits] |