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1788 | U. S. Constitution ratified by Massachusetts (with the District of Maine) |
1812 | Incorporation of the town of Bingham |
1822 | Incorporation of the town of Cooper |
1824 | Incorporation of the town of Maxfield |
1836 | Incorporation of the town of Greenville |
1863 | Birth date in Benton of Asher C. Hinds, U. S. Congress member 1911-1917, he had been Clerk to the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. |
1869 | John Hubbard of Hallowell, physician and Governor of Maine 1850-1853, known as the “Father of Prohibition,” dies. |
1920 | Shipwreck of the concrete steamer Polias in Penobscot Bay on Old Cilley Ledge off Port Clyde. |
1978 | Although snow fall in southern Maine ranges from 8-12 inches, wind gusts of over 100 miles per hour make this storm appear to be a white hurricane. |