Maine

Maine

By fenny51
  • Jan 1, 1000

    Leif Erikson discoverd

    Leif Erikson was born 975 and discovered Greenland for the Norwegians and continued and may have gotten as far as Maine.

  • First newspaper

    The first newspaper in Maine called the Falmouth Gazette.
  • First college

    First college

    Bowdoin Collage becomes the first collage in Maine.
  • Maine becomes a state

    Maine becomes a state

    Maine becomes a state.
  • Augusta

    Augusta

    Augusta becomes the capitial of Maine.
  • Fire Destroys

    Fire Destroys

    A fire destroys downtown Portland the area was known as the Old Port.
  • Worst storm

    Worst storm

    Maine's worst natural disaster, The Ice Storm, began the first week in January. They got five inches of frezing rain and only three people died. The lowest tempture was 12 degrees and wind gusts got up to 41 mph.