Maine Memory Network

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

"… 1913 it was incorporated by an act of the Maine Legislature. The town took control of Greely Institute in 1953 for the establishment of a free high…"

Abbe Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"… became incorporated with the act passed by the legislature of the State of Massachusetts. The name Mexico was chosen in admiration for the country…"

Maine Conservation Corps

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"In the following year, the Maine legislature passed a law for the state registration of nurses. In 1920, Queen’s Hospital opened the Queen’s Hospital…"

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 - Overview: Road to Statehood

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

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"The Maine State Legislature granted a charter to the Old Town Railway Company owned by Edward and Samule Smith and Rufus Dwinel in 1832."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"The hospital was chartered by the Maine State Legislature in 1897. Highlights Eastern Maine General Hospital, BangorEastern Maine Medical…"

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"#4 In 1947 the Maine State Legislature passed a law intending to create regional high schools. Superintendent Frank Kent placed the wheels in motion…"

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."

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."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"Milliken, John, et al. petitioned the 59th Legislature of Maine to abrogate previous legislative act allowing existence of the Southgate Diking…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"But by 1846 Maine State Legislature set up a Board of Education that paid the teachers’ salaries from common taxes and helped attract teachers."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… and in 1875 was Representative to the State Legislature. Mr. Park was an active temperance worker and an able correspondent of the local papers."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"The Maine Legislature put out the call for troops on April 28, 1861, and on May 3 Luther joined the volunteers of the 1st Maine Volunteer Regiment."

Colby College Special Collections

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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…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"About the year 1823, the Legislature made a law requiring the taxing of real estate for the building of school houses, and repairing the same in…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"Web. 3 June 2015. "Maine Legislature." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 2015. Web. 28 May 2015. "Services List." Eastern Maine Medical Center."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"In 1941 the Maine State Legislature passed an act to create an independent state agency, the Maine Turnpike Authority, for the purpose of building a…"

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."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"A surveyor from the town rode on horseback to the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with the request for an academy."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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