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Item 105630
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1835 Media: Ink on paper
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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?
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Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century
"… in 1684, and the former colony was left legally undefined. Just two years later in 1686, King James II established the Dominion of New England."
