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The history of the area comprising the U.S. state of Maine spans thousands of years, measured from the earliest human settlement, or approximately two hundred, measured from the advent of U.S. statehood in 1820. The present article will concentrate on the period of European contact and after.
1819 - State constitutional convention held. [13] 1820 Portland becomes capital of State of Maine. [3] Maine Council of Royal Masters instituted. [10] Population: 8,581. [8] 1821 High School established. Maine Mineralogical Society established. [10] Maine Encampment of Knight Templars established. [10] 1822 - Maine Historical Society founded.
The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution. [6]
The Province of Maine refers to any of the various English colonies established in the 17th century along the northeast coast of North America, within portions of the present-day U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick.
Maine (/ m eɪ n / ⓘ MAYN) [10] is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeastern most state in the Lower 48.It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, and shares a maritime border with Nova Scotia.
Anyone with information on Card or the shootings is asked to call 207-213-9526 or 207-509-9002, numbers that go to the Maine State Police tip line, Ross said. Show comments Advertisement
The District of Maine of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is admitted to the Union as the State of Maine (the 23rd state) on March 15, 1820 The Adams-Onis Treaty establishes the boundary between the United States and the Kingdom of Spain , February 22, 1821
Inside the car, authorities found a rifle and magazines, according to the timeline from Maine State Police. 10:52 p.m.: Authorities name “person of interest”