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    The flag of the U.S. state of Maine from 1901 to 1909 was the first official flag to be used to represent the state other than its militia; it was later...
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    Maine state flag from 1901 to 1909 A modern version of the original flag using the pine from the merchant and marine flag Originally, the 1901 Maine flag...
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    sought change the official state flag from the current version, first enacted in 1909, to a variation of the 1901 flag. This referendum will coincide with...
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    18, 1908) Flag of Massachusetts (reverse, 1908 – 1971) Flag of Maine (19011909) Flag of Minnesota (January – February 28, 1893) Flag of Minnesota (obverse...
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    of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775. Maine, nicknamed the "pine tree state", featured on its state flag during 19011909 a pine tree on a buff field with...
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  • Afghanistan Flag of Afghanistan (variant) Flag of Afghanistan (1901–1919) Flag of Afghanistan (1919–1921) Flag of Afghanistan (1921–1926) Flag of Afghanistan...
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  • official state flag from the current version, first enacted in 1909, to a variation of the 1901 flag 2024 in the United States "Another potent storm brings historic...
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    stages of design through the 1800s; however, the initial elements described in 1820 remain. The State of Maine first adopted its state flag in 1901; which...
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    Flag of Kansas (September 24, 1961) Flag of Kentucky (March 26, 1918) Flag of Louisiana (November 22, 2010) Flag of Maine (February 23, 1909) Flag of...
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    The flag of Louisiana consists of a rectangular field of blue with the arms of Louisiana, a pelican vulning herself, in white in the center, with a ribbon...
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    the 23rd state. Maine was laid down in February 1899 at the William Cramp & Sons shipyard in Philadelphia. She was launched in July 1901 and commissioned...
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    Buff (colour) (category Shades of brown)
    blue on a buff background" Former flag of New York (until 1901) The 1901 Maine Flag flown from 1901 to 1909 The colours of the Whig Party, a British political...
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  • list of the flags and/or modifications made to the flags of current U.S. states and territories, through the present day. Timeline of national flags...
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    the Maine." Washington Post. February 2, 1901; "Will Remove Wreck of the Maine for Nothing." New York Times. February 2, 1901. "To Raise the Maine." New...
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    Sarah Orne Jewett (category Novelists from Maine)
    24, 1909) was an American novelist, short story writer and poet, best known for her local color works set along or near the southern coast of Maine. Jewett...
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    Eastern Steamship Lines (category Shipping companies of the United States)
    company was reincorporated in October 1909 in Maine with Morse as president. The Metropolitan Steamship Company and Maine Steamship Company were consolidated...
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  • The history of the area comprising the U.S. state of Maine spans thousands of years, measured from the earliest human settlement, or approximately two...
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    Five-pointed star (category Types of polygons)
    Panama (1925), Jordan (1928) and Pakistan (1947). The Flag of Minnesota and 1901 Maine Flag both utilized the 5-pointed design. The five-pointed star...
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  • Frederick H. Costello (category Writers from Bangor, Maine)
    1913) Under the Rattlesnake Flag Marquis Who's Who in America, 1901-1902 edition] at Archive.org Sprague's Journal of Maine History, v. 7-9 (1919), p....
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    following is a list of prominent people who were born in the American state of Maine, live in Maine, or for whom Maine is a significant part of their identity...
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    Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway (category Heritage railroads in Maine)
    Commissioners' Report. State of Maine. 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913 and...
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    Bridgton and Saco River Railroad (category Defunct Maine railroads)
    operated in the vicinity of Bridgton and Harrison, Maine. It connected with the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad (later Maine Central Railroad Mountain...
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  • Shaarey Tphiloh (category 1901 establishments in Maine)
    in Portland, Maine, in the United States. The congregation says it is the oldest continuously operating synagogue in Portland. The name of the synagogue...
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    time were honored with the Army of Cuban Occupation Medal after its establishment in 1915. 1898 15 February: The USS Maine explodes in Havana harbor. 20...
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    Percival P. Baxter (category Republican Party members of the Maine House of Representatives)
    Maine State Senate – 1909–1910 Maine House of Representatives – 1916–1919 Maine State Senate – 1919–1921 (President in Pro-Tempe in 1921) Governor of...
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    people as late as 1945. Harrison, Arkansas, was the site of two race riots in 1905 and 1909. In 1905, a white mob broke into the local jail to kidnap...
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    USS Missouri (BB-11) (category Maine-class battleships)
    Missouri (BB-11), a Maine-class battleship, was the second ship of her class and of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 24th state. Missouri...
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    November 5, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2013. "Maine License Plates". Secretary of State. State of Maine. 2007. Archived from the original on January 14...
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    John M. Bowyer (category Superintendents of the United States Naval Academy)
    Maine. At the outbreak of the Spanish–American War, Bowyer was assigned as executive officer aboard the gunboat Princeton: and from 1898 through 1901...
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    William P. Potter (category American military personnel of the Spanish–American War)
    admiral in the United States Navy. He served as chief of the Bureau of Navigation from July to December 1909. Potter previously commanded battleship USS Vermont...
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