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On March 12, Maine announced the state's first confirmed case of the coronavirus, a Navy reservist in her 50s from Androscoggin County who had returned from duty in Italy. [107] [108] On March 27, 2020, Maine reported its first death due to coronavirus, which was a man in his 80s from Cumberland County. [109]
Maine State House, designed by Charles Bulfinch, built 1829–1832 Misty Morning, Coast of Maine Arthur Parton (1842–1914). Between 1865 and 1870, Brooklyn Museum. The earliest known inhabitants of the territory that is now Maine were Algonquian-speaking Wabanaki peoples, including the Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, Penobscot, Androscoggin, and ...
Margaret Chase Smith (1897–1995), first woman to serve in both houses of U.S. Congress (1940–1973); [3] first woman to have her name placed in nomination for the Presidency at a major political party's convention; [4] born in Skowhegan [5] Samantha Smith (1972–1985), child peace activist, child actress; born in Houlton, later lived in ...
Conrad Heyer (April 10, 1749 or 1753 [Note 1] – February 19, 1856) was an American farmer, veteran of the American Revolutionary War, and centenarian.He is often credited as being the earliest-born person to have been photographed alive, although several other contenders are known, most notably a shoemaker named John Adams and Caesar, an African.
The Missouri Compromise allowed Maine to be recognized as a state on March 15, 1820. He was shortly thereafter elected governor of the new state. [5] In May 1821, President James Monroe named him as one of three commissioners to settle land claims from the 1819 Adams–Onís Treaty known as the Spanish Claims Commission. King resigned as ...
Jeffrey Phipps Brain, Fort St. George II: Additional Archaeological Investigation of the 1607-1608 Popham Colony, Maine State Museum, 2016 Peter H. Morrison, Architecture of the Popham Colony, 1607-1608: An Archaeological Portrait of English Building Practice at the Moment of Settlement , M.A. thesis, The University of Maine, December 2002 ...
This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in Maine. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [ 1 ]
Although, “there are no records indicating how the motto was developed or selected,” [3] according to David Chever, former Maine State archivist and vice chairman of Maine's Bicentennial Committee, it is known that William Moody of Saco, who was the first president of the Maine Senate, oversaw the process. Isaac Reed is credited with having ...