1770 MAINE 1870

50 YEARS BEFORE MAINE'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

1771

1773

1774

1775

1779

1780

1781

- Bath part of Georgetown, incorporated in Sagadahoc County, Maine. County seat and shipbuilding town. Coordinates 43°55'N-69°49'W.

- Farmington settled on the Sandy River in Franklin County, Maine. Coordinates 44°40'N-70°09'W. Attractions & Recreation : Nordica Homestead Museum, Titcomb Memorial Ski Slope

1783

- Trading post established on the Madawaska River in the Frenchville area, Aroostook County, Maine, by the settlers Pierre Duperre and Pierre Lizotte.

1785

- Acadians settled in the vicinity of Frenchville in Aroostook County, Maine.

1786

- Auburn settled on the Androscoggin River in Androscoggin County, Maine. County seat, coordinates 44°06'N-70°14'W. Attractions & Recreation : Lake Auburn, Lost Valley Ski Area, Taylor Pond.

- Livermore Falls settled on the Androscoggin River in Androscoggin County, Maine.

- July 7, Turner incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.

1788

- June 18, Greene incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.

1789

- Bath city in Sagadahoc County, port of entry on the Kennebec River on the Atlantic coast in Maine.

- Hancock County established in Maine, seat Ellsworth.

- Washington County established in Maine, seat Machias.

- February 17, Durham incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.

- September 9, William Cranch Bond born in Falmouth(now Portland) Maine. Astronomer and first astronomical observer at Harvard College and first director of Harvard Observatory.

1790

- Maine population, 96,540 residents.

- Washington Plantation (present Belgrade) population 159 residents, Kennebec County, Maine.

- Freetown Plantation (present Albion) settled, in Kennebec County, Maine.

1791

- Camden on Penobscot Bay, incorporated and appointed seat of Kershaw County in Maine. Coordinates 44°12'N-69°04'W.

1794

- Bowdoin College, incorporated in Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine.

1795

- February 17, the plantation of Bakerstown incorporated as Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine.

- February 18, Lewiston incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.

- February 28, Livermore incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.

1796

- The Mansion House hotel opened in Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine.

- The Massachusetts Legislature granted permission, after petition by the Fort residents, to build a bridge over the Kennebec River(present Augusta area), in Kennebec County, Maine.

- February 3, Belgrade incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.

1797

- Harrison settlement (former Ft. Western) in Kennebec County, Maine incorporated as town.

- February 20, Harrington (present Augusta), incorporated as town in Kennebec County, Maine.

- June 7, Harrington name change to Augusta, in Kennebec County, Maine.

1798

- Eastport incorporated as town in Washington County, Maine.

1799

- Kennebec County established in Maine, seat Augusta. Cities/Towns/Townships : Albion, Augusta, Belgrade, Benton, Chelsea, China, Clinton, Farmingdale, Fayette, Gardiner, Hallowell, Litchfield, Manchester, Monmouth, Mount Vernon, Oakland, Pittston, Randolph, Readfield, Rome, Sidney, Vassalboro, Vienna, Waterville, Wayne, West Gardiner, Windsor, Winslow, Winthrop.

- Augusta, capital of Maine, appointed seat of Kennebec County. Coordinates 44°19'N-69°49'W. Attractions & Recreation : Fort Western Museum, State Capitol

- June 22, Thompsonborough (present Lisbon) incorporated, Androscoggin County, Maine.

1800

- Maine population, 151,719 residents.

- Ellsworth incorporated as town, seat of Hancock County in Maine. Coordinates 44°33'N-68°26'W. Attractions & Recreation : Bird Sanctuary, Lamoine State Park, Stanwood Museum

1801

- February 16, Leeds incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.

1802

- Leeds annexed land from Livermore in Androscoggin County, Maine

- Pejepscot town formed in Androscoggin County, Maine.

- February 18, part of Poland set off as Minot town and incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.

- February 20, Thompsonborough name change into Lisbon, in Androscoggin County, Maine.

- April 4, Dorothea Dix, born in Hampden, Maine. Humanitarian, teacher and social reformer for the treatment of the mentally ill, creator of mental asylums.

1804

1805

- Oxford County established in Maine, seat Paris.

1807

- February 7, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, born in Portland, Maine. Poet, works e.g. 'The Courtship of Miles Standish'.

1809

- Somerset County established in Maine, seat Skowhegan.

- August 27, Hamlin Hannibal, born at Paris Hill in Oxford County, Maine. U.S. Vice-president under Abraham Lincoln, Senator and Representative from Maine.

1810

- Maine population, 228,705 residents.

- Fairfax, (present Albion) annexed a part of Winslow, in Kennebec County, Maine.

- Leeds set off land to Wayne in Androscoggin County, Maine.

1812

- Eastport in Washington County, Maine, captured by British troops and put under martial law.

- March 6, Aaron Lufkin Dennison, born in Freeport, Maine. Watch manufacturer 'father of American watchmaking'.

1816

- Penobscot County established in Maine, seat Bangor.

- February 1, Wales incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.

1818

- Pejepscot renamed Danville, in Androscoggin County, Maine.

- Under the Treaty of Ghent, Eastport in Washington County, Maine, returned to the United States.

- May 31, John Albion Andrew, born in Windham, Maine. U.S. anti-slavery leader and governor of Massachusetts.

- Maine population, 298,335 residents.

March 15, Maine ME the 23rd state admitted to the Union

Maine Today : Capital Augusta, area 35,387 sq.mi.(91.652km²), 39th largest state. Counties 16 : Androscoggin, Aroostook, Cumberland, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Sagadahoc, Somerset, Waldo, Washington, York. Attractions & Recreation : Acadia National Park, Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge, Carlton Pond, Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery, Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge, Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge, Green Lake National Fish Hatchery, Maine Acadian Culture, Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge,

- March 15, William King, elected governor of Maine (1820-May 28, 1821).

1821

- Durham annexed land from Danville, in Androscoggin County, Maine.

- March 10, Fairfax (present Albion) changed name to Ligonia, in Kennebec County, Maine.

- May 29, William D. Williamson, elected governor of Maine (1821-December 5, 1821).

- December 5, Benjamin Ames, elected governor of Maine (1821-January 2, 1822).

1822

- January 2, Daniel Rose appointed governor of Maine (1822-January 4, 1822).

- January 5, Albion K. Parris, elected governor of Maine (1822-January 3, 1827).

1823

- Durrham annexed land from Danville, in Androscoggin County, Maine.

1824

- Caribou on the Aroostook River, settled in Aroostook County, Maine. Coordinates 46°52'N-68°01'W. Attractions & Recreation : Allagash, Maine's Great North Woods, Nylander Museum;

- February 25, Ligonia (formerly Fairfax) name change to Albion, in Kennebec County, Maine.

1826

- April 25, William Deering born in South Paris, Maine. Philanthropist, manufacturer and founder of the Deering Harvester Company.

1827

- Waldo County established in Maine, seat Belfast.

- Augusta in Kennebec County, designated as capital of Maine.

- January 3, Enoch Lincoln, elected governor of Maine ( (1827-October 8, 1829).

- November 26, Ellen G. White, born in Gorham, Maine. Writer, novelist.

1828

- September 8, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, born in Brewer, Maine. Governor of Maine, Civil War general and president of Bowdoin College.

1829

- October 12, Nathan Cutler, appointed acting governor of Maine (1829-February 5, 1830).

1830

- Maine population 399,455 residents.

- Acton, established in York County, Maine.

- February 5, Joshua Hall appointed acting governor of Maine (1830-February 10, 1830).

- February 10, Jonathan G. Hunton, elected governor of Maine (1830-January 5, 1831).

1831

- Harrison in Kennebec County, appointed Maine state capital.

- January 5, Samuel E. Smith, elected governor of Maine (1831-January 1, 1834).

1832

1833

- February 11, Melville Weston Fuller, born in Augusta, Maine. Chief justice of the United States (1888-1910).

1834

- Town House of Belgrade completed, Kennebec County, Maine.

- January 1, Robert P. Dunlap, elected governor of Maine (1834-January 3, 1838).

1835

- The Minot Shoe Company established by Martin and Moses Crafts in Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine.

1836

- November 5, Milton Bradley, born in Vienna, Maine. Pioneer of the board game industry and inventor of the paper cutter.

1838

- First settlers arrived in the Allagash area in Aroostook County, Maine. Town located on the confluence of the Allagash and St. John Rivers.

- Franklin County established in Maine, seat Farmington.

- Piscataquis County established in Maine, seat Dover-Foxcroft.

- January 3, Edward Kent, elected governor of Maine (1838-January 2, 1839).

- September 4, John Rankin Rogers, born in Brunswick, Maine. Governor of Washington state (1897-1901).

1839

- Fort Kent Blockhouse erected in Aroostook County, Maine. A National Historic Landmark, named after Maine Governor Edward Kent.

- January 2, John Fairfield elected governor of Maine (1839-January 6, 1841).

- March 16, Aroostook County in Maine, incorporated, originally part of Penobscot and Washington counties. Named for an Indian word 'beautiful river'. Area 6,672 sq.mi. (17.280km²), county seat Houlton. Cities/towns 56 : Allagash, Amity, Ashland, Bancroft, Blaine, Bridgewater, Caribou, Castle Hill, Caswell, Chapman, Crystal, Dyer Brook, Eagle Lake, Easton, Fort Fairfield, Fort Kent, Frenchville, Grand Isle, Hamlin, Hammond, Haynesville, Hersey, Houlton, Hodgdon, Island Falls, Limestone, Linneus, Littleton, Ludlow, Madawaska, Mapleton, Mars Hill, Masardis, Merrill, Monticello, New Canada, New Limerick, New Sweden, Oakfield, Orient, Perham, Portage Lake, Presque Isle, St. Agatha, St. Francis, Sherman, Smyrna, Stockholm, Van Buren, Wade, Wallagrass, Washburn, Westfield, Westmanland, Weston, Woodland. Plantations 11 : Cary, Cyr, Garfield, Glenwood, Macwahoc, Moro, Nashville, Oxbow, Reed, St. John, Winterville.

1840

- Maine population, 501,793 residents.

- March 7, the town of Webster (later Sabattus) incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.

1841

- January 12, Richard H. Vose, appointed governor of Maine (1841-January 13, 1841).

- January 13, Edward Kent elected second-term governor of Maine (1841-January 5, 1842).

1842

- January 5, John Fairfield, elected second-term governor of Maine (1842-March 7, 1843).

- February 24, Auburn incorporated as town in Androscoggin County, Maine.

- March 16, Sebasticook (present Benton) incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.

1843

- March 7, Edward Kavanaugh elected governor of Maine (1843-January 1, 1844).

1844

- January 2, David Dunn, appointed governor of Maine (1844-January 3, 1844).

- January 3, John W. Dana, appointed governor of Maine (1844-January 5, 1844).

- January 5, Hugh J. Anderson, elected governor of Maine (1844-May 12, 1847).

- March 1, East Livermore (later Livermore Falls) incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.

1845

- The 'Union' newspaper (today Journal Tribune) founded in Saco, York County, Maine.

1847

- Bath incorporated as city in Sagadahoc County, Maine.

- May 13, John W. Dana, elected second-term governor of Maine (1847-May 8, 1850).

1849

- August 20? Augusta, incorporated as city in Kennebec County, Maine.

1850

- Maine population, 583,169 residents.

- Calais incorporated as city in Washington County, Maine.

- A paper mill established on the Little Androscoggin River in Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine.

- May 9, John Hubbard, elected governor of Maine (1850-January 5, 1853).

- June 18, Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis, born in Portland, Maine. Publisher, e.g. 'The Evening Post'.

- June 19, Sebasticook name change to Benton, in Kennebec County, Maine. Named for Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton.

- October 4, John Harte McGraw, born in Penobscot County, Maine. Governor of Washington state (1893-1897).

1851

1852

- Auburn annexed land from Poland, in Androscoggin County, Maine.

- Greene set off land to Lewiston, in Androscoggin County, Maine.

- Lewiston annexed land from Greene and Webster in Androscoggin County, Maine.

1853

- January 5, William G. Crosby, eleceted governor of Maine (1853-January 3, 1855).

1854

- Androscoggin County established in Maine, seat Auburn.

- Sagadahoc County established in Maine, seat Bath.

1855

- Biddeford, incorporated as city in York County, Maine. Coordinates 43°30'N-70°26'W.

- Chelsea set off land to Pittston in Kennebec County, Maine.

- Leeds set off land to Wales in Androscoggin County, Maine.

- January 3, Anson P. Morrill elected governor of Maine (1855-January 2, 1856).

1856

- January 2, Samuel E. Wells, elected governor of Maine (1856-January 8, 1857).

1857

- January 8, Hannibal Hamlin, elected governor of Maine (1857-Debruary 25, 1857).

- February 26, Joseph H. Williams appointed acting governor of Maine (1857-January 8, 1858).

- October 8, Edward Franklin Albee born in Machias, Maine. Influential vaudeville theatrical manager.

1858

- January 8, Lot M. Morrill, elected governor of Maine (1858-January 2, 1861).

1859

- Caribou, incorporated as Lyndon Village in Aroostook County, Maine.

- Danville ceded land to Auburn, in Androscoggin County, Maine.

- Leeds set off land to Wayne in Androscoggin County, Maine.

1860

- Maine population, 626,915 residents.

- Knox County established in Maine, seat Rockland.

Civil War period

- November 22, Lewiston incorporated as city in Androscoggin County, Maine.

1863

Civil War period

- January 7, Abner Coburn elected governor of Maine (1863-January 6, 1864).

1864

Civil War period

- January 6, Samuel Cony elected governor of Maine (1864-January 2, 1867).

- Farmington State College established in Farmington, Franklin County, Maine.

1867

- Danville annexed to Auburn in Androscoggin County, Maine.

- January 2, Joshua L. Chamberlain, elected governor of Maine (1867-January 4, 1871).

1868

- Auburn incorporated as city in Androscoggin County, Maine.

1869

- Auburn incorporated as city in Androscoggin County, Maine.

- Ellsworth incorporated as city in Hancock County, Maine.

- December 22, Edwin Arlington Robinson, born in Tide Head, Maine. Poet, winner of 3 Pulitzer Prizes.

50 YEARS AFTER MAINE'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

- Hallowell (present Augusta area) on the Kennebec River, incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine .

- Benton, settled in Kennebec County, Maine.

- Freetown Plantation (present Albion) settled, in Kennebec County, Maine.

- Washington Plantation (present Belgrade) population 159 residents, Kennebec County, Maine.

- The Massachusetts Legislature granted permission, after petition by the Fort residents, to build a bridge over the Kennebec River(present Augusta area), in Kennebec County, Maine.

- February 3, Belgrade incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.

- Kennebec County established in Maine, seat Augusta. Cities/Towns/Townships : Albion, Augusta, Belgrade, Benton, Chelsea, China, Clinton, Farmingdale, Fayette, Gardiner, Hallowell, Litchfield, Manchester, Monmouth, Mount Vernon, Oakland, Pittston, Randolph, Readfield, Rome, Sidney, Vassalboro, Vienna, Waterville, Wayne, West Gardiner, Windsor, Winslow, Winthrop.

- Augusta, capital of Maine, appointed seat of Kennebec County. Coordinates 44°19'N-69°49'W. Attractions & Recreation : Fort Western Museum, State Capitol

- Gardiner on the Kennebec River, incorporated as a town in Kennebec County, Maine. Coordinates 44°14'N-69°46'W.

- March 9, Fairfax (original Freetown plantation, present Albion) incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.

- Fairfax, (present Albion) annexed a part of Winslow, in Kennebec County, Maine.

- March 10, Fairfax (present Albion) changed name to Ligonia, in Kennebec County, Maine.

- February 25, Ligonia (formerly Fairfax) name change to Albion, in Kennebec County, Maine.

- Augusta in Kennebec County, designated as capital of Maine.

- Harrison in Kennebec County, appointed Maine state capital.

- Augusta in Kennebec County, appointed State capital of Maine.

- Town House of Belgrade completed, Kennebec County, Maine.

- March 16, Sebasticook (present Benton) incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.

- August 20, Augusta, incorporated as city in Kennebec County, Maine.

- June 19, Sebasticook name change to Benton, in Kennebec County, Maine. Named for Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton.

- March 1, Chelsea incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.

- Chelsea set off land to Pittston in Kennebec County, Maine.

- Catie Curtis, born in Saco, Maine. Folk Rock Singer.

- January 13, Patrick Galen Dempsey, born in Lewiston, Maine. Golden Globe nominated actor.