Maine’s First Newspaper
1785
 In 1785 Maine's first newspaper was published. It was named the Falmouth Gazette.
 
 
 
 

Statehood In Maine
After the Revolutionary War, more people started to make homes in Maine, and in 1785 people started asking for statehood. In 1820, on March 15th, they got their wish and Maine became the twenty-third state. The population in Maine had reached 300,000 people. The new state had nine countries and 236 towns.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

John Russwurm

 In 1826 John Russwurm of Bowdoin College became one of the country’s first African American to graduate from college.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Maine’s State Capital

Portland was the state capital until they switched it to Augusta in 1832. Then Augusta became Maine’s official state capital.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Aroostook County Railroad
 

     In 1894 the Aroostook County railroad was completed and was used by Maine farmers to transport their potatoes to other states.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Margaret Chase Smith

In 1948 Margaret of Skowhegan, Maine became the first woman to be a U.S. Senator from Maine.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Edmund Muskie

 In 1958 Edmund Muskie became the first Democrat in the twentieth century to be elected to the U.S. Senate.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Angus King
 

 Angus King was elected governor in1994. He was Maine’s first Independent governor.
 
 
 
 

1816
  Weather in Maine