Maine Memory Network

Boundary survey between New Brunswick and Maine, 1842

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1842 Media: Ink on paper

Treaty anniversary proclamation, 1992

Contributed by: Fort Kent Historical Society Date: 1842-08-09 Media: Ink on paper

Student Exhibit: The Story of the Heywood Tavern

The story of the Heywood Tavern in Skowhegan.

The Shape of Maine

The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 4 of 5

"Ashburton’s assessment of the 1842 treaty included that the final border was a “good and wise measure” because it fairly balanced US and British…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 1 of 5

"A printed map from the treaty year gives some sense of the sharp differences of opinion about where the border should run as it shows proposed…"