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PublishedMarch 22, 2020
On this date in Maine history: March 22
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PublishedMarch 21, 2020
On this date in Maine history: March 21
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PublishedMarch 20, 2020
On this date in Maine history: March 20
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PublishedMarch 19, 2020
On this date in Maine history: March 19
March 19, 1897: The Maine Legislature passes a law that requires hunting guides to register with the state. The first person to sign up is Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby (1854-1946), a woman whose promotional activities and nationally circulated hunting and fishing stories of the Rangeley Lake area attracted thousands of visitors to the Maine woods. Crosby, […]
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PublishedMarch 18, 2020
On this date in Maine history: March 18
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PublishedMarch 17, 2020
On this date in Maine history: March 17
March 17, 1912: The Camp Fire Girls, a national organization now known as Camp Fire USA, is incorporated. The organization traces its origin to 1910, when co-founders Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick and his wife, Charlotte Vetter Gulick, set up a program for girls at their camping complex on Sebago Lake in Raymond. The Gulicks want […]
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PublishedMarch 16, 2020
On this date in Maine history: March 16
March 16, 1820: Cannon salutes are fired all day in Portland to mark Maine becoming the 23rd U.S. state the previous day. A celebratory ball is held, with pro-statehood leader Gov. William King as the guest of honor. March 16, 1839: Land from Penobscot and Washington counties is set off to form Aroostook County, Maine’s 13th county. […]
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PublishedMarch 15, 2020
On this date in Maine history: March 15
March 15, 1820: Maine is admitted to the Union as the 23rd U.S. state. It had been part of Massachusetts until then. William King (1768-1852), of Bath, is declared acting governor until elections can be held in April. King later wins that election. Statehood was achieved in Congress through the Missouri Compromise, which allowed Maine to become […]
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PublishedMarch 14, 2020
On this date in Maine history: March 14
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PublishedMarch 13, 2020
On this date in Maine history: March 13
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