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Falmouth Gazette, 1785
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Falmouth Gazette, 1785

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Description

The front page of the first edition of Maine's first newspaper, The Falmouth Gazette.

The newspaper was established to promote separation from Massachusetts.

 

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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org

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LC Subject Headings

Falmouth Gazette
Newspapers--Maine
Statehood (American politics)
Maine--History--1775-1865

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