Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… chosen by people of Seward’s Neck to petition the legislature in Boston to be set off from Moose Island and to be a town by itself 1811 • Jonathan…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"The legislature in its wisdom did not approve the name Fluvanna, changed it to Guilford, and passed the act on February 8th."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… Franklin County Agricultural Society In 1840, the legislature granted a charter to the Franklin County Agricultural Society."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Historical Society In 1840, the Maine State Legislature “granted a charter to the Franklin County Agricultural Society” for the purpose of…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… petition presented to the Massachusetts legislature, it became incorporated as the 188th town in Maine."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"It passed the legislature. Gould personally took the bill to the Governor and told him that he so strongly supported this bill he would pay for half…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… Society On March 14, 1913 the Seventy-sixth Legislature of Maine passed an act to prohibit the use of automobiles on public roads in Islesboro."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… was Bath’s representative in the Massachusetts legislature and later Maine’s foremost proponent of statehood, eventually chairing the…"

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