Maine Memory Network

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"… the separation of the District of Maine from Massachusetts.[4] Separation was not a new proposition, “Farmer” noted: “It was in contemplation…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"Maine only had three incorporated counties before 1790—York, Cumberland and Lincoln. Summarized list of grievances (in sidebar): Hatch, Maine…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"… Society The story of the District of Maine's separation from Massachusetts began long before Congress approved its request for statehood 1820."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"It was agreed that if separation should pass in the Massachusetts General Court in June, then the voters of Maine must vote in July to separate, and…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… map, 1795 Drawn in 1795, this map promoted the separation of Maine from Massachusetts. Depicting an independent and politically distinct Maine, it…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Coasting Law of 1789

"… would not have to port until New Jersey; once separated, Maine vessels would have to port in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"Yet Maine's push for separation from Massachusetts did not begin in 1820, nor was it simply dictated by Congress."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"But in the opinion of many, separation was potentially in the best economic interest for Maine. By 1807, the idea of separation was again emerging…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"After the war, however, the separation movement was revived. In October 1815, the Portland-based Eastern Argus newspaper began a thirteen-article…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… leader and Senator who tirelessly advocated for separation, became Maine's first governor. [32] For more on the process and matters discussed in…"

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Campobello and Lubec established 1820 • Maine separates from Mass. And enters the union as 23rd state on March 15."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… and prosperity and in 1820, the year that Maine separated from Massachusetts to become the 23rd state, the road from Lubec to Machias was completed…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"In March 1820, in recognition of his political service, William King was elected as the first Governor of the State of Maine."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"… law the Legislative Act on June 19th, 1811, which separated the new Town from Eastport. Exactly 100 years later Lübeck, Germany sent a telegram."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"… Webb River on the east, northerly by the line separating Mexico from Plantation No 7, now Roxbury, and continuing on the line between Mexico and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… Dorcas Osgood from Maine (although Maine was Massachusetts at the time, this Dorcas was from the "Maine" area)."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"… noise came from his upper spine, caused by the separation of his neck and back, therefore causing further curving of his head forward and downward."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"Prior to this, in 1806, representatives from the Massachusetts Missionary Society and the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel met with various…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"Beginning in 1813, he became Maine’s chief proponent for statehood, which was accomplished through the Missouri Compromise in 1820. A drafter of the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… Route 231) Around 1740 settlers from Gloucester, Massachusetts had followed an early rough road from the North Yarmouth shore up through Walnut…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 2 of 5

"… Piscataqua to the Kennebec, Nova Scotia, and a separate—although poorly defined—region that lay in-between the two, generally referred to as the…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune

"A few years later in 1820 Maine separated from Massachusetts to become a state and agreed to continue the Treaty obligations set in the 1794 treaty…"