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The Makers of Maine: Essays and Tales of Early Maine History. By Herbert Edgar Holmes. Published 1912. Sketches of the Ecclesiastical History of the State of Maine. By Jonathan Greenleaf. Published 1821. A History of the Baptists in Maine. By Joshua Millet. Published 1845. History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865. By Edward Parsons Tobie ...
The symbols were recognized and signed into law by the Maine Legislature and governor of Maine and are officially listed in the Maine Laws in article 1, chapter 9. [ 2 ] The oldest symbols, the state flag and the state seal , were adopted in 1820, [ 3 ] and the most recent additions to the list were, the state song of the 21st century, My Sweet ...
Maine (/ m eɪ n / ⓘ MAYN) [10] is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeastern most state in the Lower 48.It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, and shares a maritime border with Nova Scotia.
The State Flag is hereby declared to be blue, charged with the Arms of the State in the colors and as described in the Resolves of the State of Maine from 1820 to 1828, Volume I, Chapter IV. Resolve for providing a Seal, June 9th, 1820, Description of the Device, &c., of the Seal and Arms of the State of Maine. [4]
The Great Seal of the State of Maine was adopted in June 1820. The concept of the design is attributed to Benjamin Vaughan of Hallowell, Maine, [1] while the original sketch is credited to Bertha Smouse, the step-daughter of Col. Isaac Reed of Waldoboro, Maine, who purportedly wrote its official description and explanation. [2]
The District of Maine was the governmental designation for what is now the U.S. state of Maine from October 25, 1780 to March 15, 1820, when it was admitted to the Union as the 23rd state. The district was a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and before American independence had been part of the British province of Massachusetts Bay.
Popham, Maine's 'lost' colony, to get its modest due; The Popham Colony Series of videos on the archaeology of the colony. Maine's First Ship, a project to reconstruct the pinnace Virginia; The Popham Colony : a discussion of its historical claims, with a bibliography of the subject at Project Gutenberg (Text from 1866)
Maine history-related lists (1 C, 20 P) D. Disasters in Maine (3 C, 3 P) E. Economic history of Maine (1 C, 9 P) F. Maine folklore (1 C) Former buildings and ...