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Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812
"… with Britain, it was a burden to the national government and potentially hazardous to attempt a separation."
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Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists
"… of nearly 270,000 deserved an independent government. With continuing public pressures, the General Court agreed to a hold a vote on the question…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood
"… felt unrepresented and burdened by the distant government in Boston. As whispers of separation became louder in the late 1700s, various political…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement
"… the Subject of their Separation from the Present Government of Massachusetts by One of Their Fellow Citizens in 1791, which detailed "the presumed…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Capt. L. J. Morse, Co. A, Maine State Guard, Bangor, 1864
"Capt. L. J. Morse, Co. A, Maine State Guard, Bangor, 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Capt."
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Co. B, Maine State Guard member, Bangor, 1864
"B of the Maine State Guard participated in the consecration of the Soldiers' Monument at Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor on June 17, 1864."
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Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century
"… of Kittery swore their allegiance to the government of Massachusetts Bay, and by 1658, Kittery, York, Saco, Wells and Cape Porpoise (Kennebunkport)…"
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Maine Department of Transportation
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Coasting Law of 1789
"The law, passed by the United States Congress, forced ships along the coast to port and register at each state with which it did not share a boarder."
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma
"… cause an imbalance in the ratio of free-to-slave states, which was split equally at eleven states each."
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2
"54 vol. 2). [7] Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 16. [8] Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 22-23. [9] Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 24-25."
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote
"Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 136-137. [30] Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 134-137, 146. [31] Note that this broadside is signed by Stephen…"
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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations
"… at Malaga. In short, the Council felt state government was paying too much to support paupers throughout Maine – especially in Frenchboro, Athens…"
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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…"
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City of Portland Department of Public Works
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"In 2022, I see the Federal government, much like the distant proprietors of 17th and 18th centuries, as primarily fighting to preserve its control…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall
"He filled different roles in Bath's government when Bath was incorporated as a city in 1847. The City Hall earlier provided a home for many of…"