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Maine State Archives

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Maine State Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… was paired with a fervent outcry to the Maine Legislature for the establishment of Normal Schools by the State's teachers."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… Herb Adams of Portland, in 2010, the 124th Legislature of Maine formally expressed “profound regret” for the eviction of the Malaga residents…"

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

"… the legislative branch and representation in the legislature from small towns.[32] Throughout the waning months of 1819, the delegates continued to…"

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

"Somewhat surprisingly, the legislature authorized the vote, which was approved by Massachusetts Governor Samuel Adams."

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

"… States, the District still had no autonomous legislature or executive, but instead sent delegates from incorporated towns to the Massachusetts…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… to come to the area so that by 1859, the state legislature agreed to the incorporation of Presque Isle as a town."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… with 36 signatures was submitted to the state legislature in 1856, at about the same time Mr. Beedy was contracted to build the bridge."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"In 1863, the legislature passed an act to build two normal schools in Maine. An attempt was made to establish one in Hampden in direct connection…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… thirty-three in 1839, he was elected to the state legislature. He moved to Michigan in 1864 where he died on October 7, 1873."

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…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… Strong Water Company was created by an act of the Legislature on March 15, 1899. A corporation of seven townspeople was formed to construct and…"

Belfast Free Library

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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"He held the rank of major general in the state militia during the War of 1812. The hardships experienced by Maine during the war prompted King to…"

Maine Historic Preservation Commission

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… too. In a petition to the newly-minted Maine Legislature, 176 male residents of Cumberland who signed a petition to the Legislature that year noted…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"… immigration had been laid in the state's legislature with several failed proposals, but finally the plan was pushed through. W.W. Thomas, Jr."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… Historical Society In 1913, the Maine Legislature passed a law prohibiting the use of automobiles within the town of Islesboro and for twenty…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"In 1887 the Legislature voted to have water piped to the prison by the Camden and Rockland Water Company."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… suffragette who testified before Maine's state legislature for a woman's right to vote Janet Trafton Mills born 1947: Maine's 75th governor and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"… offices, and in 1848 Aaron was sent to the Maine Legislature. His son, Warren, was involved with the Aroostook War and the Civil War."

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"… occurred on the 125th anniversary of the state legislature acceptance of the Charter to establish the Town of Lubec; the burials two days later 125…"

Early Maine Photography - Art

"… government and represented the town in the state legislature. In contrast to the Treadwell and Chapman portraits, the elegant mid-nineteenth…"