Keywords: Fourth District
Item 11310
Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1863-09-01 Location: Houlton; Bangor Media: Ink on paper
Item 12173
July 4 Parade, Brunswick, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1910 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
Exhibit
Maine's first governor, William King, was arguably the most influential figure in Maine's achieving statehood in 1820. Although he served just one year as the Governor of Maine, he was instrumental in establishing the new state's constitution and setting up its governmental infrastructure.
Site Page
Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists
"… to cast their votes. Unable to achieve a five-fourths majority, Maine remained part of Massachusetts.[26] That fall, the infamous Brunswick…"
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us
"The Thomaston Public Library is the fourth member of Thomaston's group. Located in the Thomaston Academy Building, the library was recently renovated…"
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down