Maine Memory Network

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

"Overview: Road to Statehood Map of the Inhabited Part of Maine, Moses Greenleaf, 1829Maine Historical Society Many know that the Missouri…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"… and the only thing standing its way from full statehood status was a vote in Washington to admit it into the Union."

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

"Proclamation of statehood, 1820 Statehood at last! Written by William King—Maine's first governor—on March 16, 1820."

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

"… long before Congress approved its request for statehood 1820. It began in the early 17th century, when scattered, yet permanent, fishing…"

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

"… entered a stage of maturity—making it ripe for statehood. Census of the District of Maine, 1810 Maine's population grew by 77,804 between 1800 and…"

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

"The Coasting Law of 1789 'Unity' and 'Margaretta,' Machias, 1775 The Coasting Law of 1789 required that merchant ships port and register at…"

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

"1790s: A Growing Movement "An address to the inhabitants of the District of Maine upon the subject of their separation," Portland, 1791Maine…"

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

"The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation The committee sent a similar address to the citizens of Maine urging them to support…"

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

"The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation Overwhelmingly dedicated to independence from Britain, Mainers quieted any murmurs of…"

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

"After the War: The First Victory for Separationists The "Boxer" and "Enterprise," Monhegan, 1831 This painting depicts an 1813 battle between…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Sally Holmes's evening gown, ca. 1824 - Page 1 of 2

"… served as one of Maine's first US senators after Statehood. Sally and her daughter, Sarah Ann, spent "the season" in Washington."

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"… King was recruited during the Centennial of Statehood gathering on August 1, 1920. It was named in honor of Maine's first governor of Maine…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 5 of 6

"From the late eighteenth century through Maine statehood in 1820, these competing notions of property fueled widespread settler resistance, often…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Home

"… transition from a District of Massachusetts to statehood (1820), as well as the establishment of the American-Canadian border (ca."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 1 of 7

"… of the course of Maine history before its 1820 statehood requires grappling with the vast legacy of the great land companies like the Pejepscot and…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

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

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Background

"… collection plays in documenting Maine’s path to statehood; and their relationship to one another in respect to content."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… 1812 served as an impetus toward Maine's path to statehood. Opposing President Madison's declaration of war on Great Britain, Governor Strong would…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… 1890Southwest Harbor Public Library By statehood in 1820 islanders were thriving. They were building ships and more mills to support expanding…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… had suffered, he began a seven-year effort toward statehood that began with a petition to Massachusetts for separation."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… from Ellsworth in 1825, Maine was five years into statehood and independence from Massachusetts. Bangor 's location on the Penobscot River made it…"

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

"… We Know, What We Wish: The Bicentennial of Maine Statehood and the Urgency Public History (forthcoming) Nicholas, Andrea Bear."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Before Maine had even attained its 1820 statehood, education in Blue Hill was growing. As early as 1802, Blue Hill had requested a secondary school."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… and later Maine’s foremost proponent of statehood, eventually chairing the constitutional convention in 1819 and becoming the State’s first…"