Maine-Quadricentennial Plaza-Jamestown Settlement - Jamestown VA
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N 37° 13.552 W 076° 46.988
18S E 341807 N 4121418
John Cabot probably explored Maine for the English in 1498, and in 1607 a temporary English colony was established on the Kennebec River.
Waymark Code: WM13DE9
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2020
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Maine-Quadricentennial Plaza— Jamestown Settlement —
Capital-Augusta
John Cabot probably explored Maine for the English in 1498, and in 1607 a temporary English colony was established on the Kennebec River. In 1622 Sir Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason received a land grant in the area. After a division of the land in 1629, Gorges received the area that became the province of Maine. He received a royal charter in 1639. In 1677 Massachusetts gained control of Maine. They were separated in 1819, and statehood was granted in 1820 as part of the Missouri Compromise.
1000-Explored by Norsemen
1620s-Permanently settled by the English
1829-Admitted to the Union as the 23rd state.
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