When was the Portsmouth Naval Yard judged to be within the state of Maine?
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Piscataqua River border dispute The Piscataqua River border dispute was a dispute between the US states of Maine and New Hampshire over ownership of Seavey’s Island in the Piscataqua River, which forms the border between Maine and New Hampshire. The dispute was settled in 2002 by the US Supreme Court in favor of Maine.
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Seavey's Island Seavey's Island, on which the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard resides, is located in the Piscataqua River in Kittery, Maine, opposite Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It encompasses 278 acre .
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Cannabis in Maine In the U.S. state of Maine, marijuana (cannabis) was prohibited in 1913. Possession of small amounts of the drug was decriminalized in 1976 under state legislation passed the previous year. The state's first medical cannabis law was passed in 1999, allowing patients to grow their own plants. The cities of Portland and South Portland decriminalized the possession and recreational use of marijuana in 2013 and 2014, respectively.
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Gouldsboro, Maine Gouldsboro is a town and municipality in Hancock County, Maine, United States on the Schoodic Peninsula. The town was named for Robert Gould, a landholder in the town. The town has many historically separate fishing villages, summer colonies and communities, including Birch Harbor, Prospect Harbor, South Gouldsboro, West Gouldsboro, Summer Harbour, Wonsqueak Harbour, Bunker's Harbour, Chicken Mill, Jones' Pond, Westbay, and Corea. The population was 1,737 at the 2010 census.
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Piscataquis County, Maine Piscataquis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. As of the 2010 census, its population was 17,535, making it Maine's least-populous county. Its county seat is Dover-Foxcroft. The county was incorporated on 23 March 1838, taken from the western part of Penobscot County and the eastern part of Somerset County, and is named for an Abenaki word meaning "branch of the river" or "at the river branch."
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Domestic partnership in Maine Domestic partnerships were established in the state of Maine by statute in April 2004, taking effect on July 30, 2004. This placed Maine in the category of U.S. states that offer limited recognition of same-sex relationships, but not all of the legal protections of marriage.
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Malta War The Malta War was a local conflict over land titles in what is now the state of Maine, reaching its peak in 1808 and 1809. The episode was near the town of Malta, now Windsor, Maine.
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Southeast Piscataquis, Maine Southeast Piscataquis, also known as Orneville, is an unorganized territory (township) in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. The population was 254 at the 2000 census.
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Central Hancock, Maine Central Hancock, also known as Fletchers Landing, is an unorganized territory (township) in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 117 at the 2010 census. The territory is designated as Township 8 Southern Division.
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Portland metropolitan area, Maine The city of Portland, Maine, is the hub city of a metropolitan area in southern Maine, in the United States. The region is commonly known as Greater Portland or the Portland metropolitan area. For statistical purposes, the U.S. federal government defines three different representations of the Portland metropolitan area. The Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine, metropolitan statistical area is a region consisting of three counties in Maine, anchored by the city of Portland and the smaller cities of South Portland and Biddeford. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 514,098. A larger combined statistical area (CSA), the Portland–Lewiston–South Portland combined statistical area, is defined as the combination of this metropolitan statistical area (MSA) with the adjacent Lewiston–Auburn MSA. The CSA comprises four counties in southern Maine. The Portland–South Portland metropolitan New England city and town area is defined on the basis of cities and towns rather than entire counties. It consists of most of Cumberland and York counties plus the town of Durham in Androscoggin County.
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Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site is a publicly owned historic property operated by the state of Maine near Pemaquid Beach in Bristol, Maine. The site includes the reconstructed Fort William Henry, archaeological remains of 17th- and 18th-century village buildings and fortifications, and a museum with artifacts found on the site including musket balls, coins, pottery, and early hardware.
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Kennebec County, Maine Kennebec County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 122,151. Its county seat is Augusta, the state capital. The county was established on 20 February 1799 from portions of Cumberland and Lincoln Counties. The name Kennebec comes from the Eastern Abenaki "/kínipekʷ/", meaning "large body of still water, large bay."
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Narragansett, Rhode Island Narragansett is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 15,868 at the 2010 census. However, during the summer months the town's population more than doubles to near 34,000. The town is colloquially known as "Gansett". The town of Narragansett occupies a narrow strip of land running along the eastern bank of the Pettaquamscutt River to the shore of Narragansett Bay. It was separated from South Kingstown in 1888, and incorporated as a town in 1901.
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Benton, Maine Benton is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. It was formed in 1842, as a subdivision of the Town of Clinton. The population was 2,732 at the 2010 census. The town was named for Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton.
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USRC Moccasin (1865) USRC "Moccasin" was a Revenue Cutter purchased from the U.S. Navy in 1865 and immediately assigned to duty at Norfolk, Virginia where future Chief of the Revenue Marine Service, Leonard G. Shepard, future Chief of the Revenue Marine Bureau reported on board as a newly commissioned Third Lieutenant as part of the commissioning crew. In May 1866 her homeport was moved to Wilmington, North Carolina where she served until being moved for repairs at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1869. After repairs she was assigned to Newport, Rhode Island from 1869 to 1872 and then transferred to Charleston, South Carolina. In 1881, she was taken to the Slater and Read Shipyard in New York City and was lengthened to 128 feet. On 10 April 1882 she was recommissioned as USRC "George Bibb" and moved to the Great Lakes. The "George Bibb" was named after the seventeenth Secretary of the Treasury, George M. Bibb. While winter quarters were at Ogdensburg, New York, she was also stationed at Duluth, Minnesota, Detroit, Michigan and Oswego, New York. After decommissioning in November 1890, she was sold in Buffalo, New York for $2500. She became the merchant vessel "Pentagoet" which foundered in November 1898.
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Androscoggin River The Androscoggin River is a river in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire, in northern New England. It is 178 mi long and joins the Kennebec River at Merrymeeting Bay in Maine before its water empties into the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic Ocean. Its drainage basin is 3530 sqmi in area. The name "Androscoggin" comes from the Eastern Abenaki term "/aləssíkɑntəkw/" or "/alsíkɑntəkw/", meaning "river of cliff rock shelters" (literally "thus-deep-dwelling-river"); or perhaps from Penobscot "/aləsstkɑtəkʷ/", meaning "river of rock shelters". The Anglicization of the Abenaki term is likely an analogical contamination with the colonial governor Edmund Andros.
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Rockport Harbor Rockport Harbor is bay in Rockport, Maine, in the United States of America.
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New Hampshire Marine Patrol The New Hampshire Marine Patrol is a division of the NH Department of Safety. NHMP has jurisdiction on any New Hampshire water body 10 acre or more (over 1,300 in the state), 3200 mi of river, and approximately 18 mi of coastline (North to South, not including interior harbors, bays, & rivers) of the Atlantic Ocean. NHMP headquarters is located in Gilford, New Hampshire in Glendale Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee. HQ houses a number of part-time police officers, full-time police officers, communications personnel, and civilian employees. Marine Patrol operates year-round, with year-round patrols in the seacoast area and limited patrols on lakes during the "off season" (spring, fall, and winter) due to low boating activity and ice.
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Perham, Maine Perham is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 386 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Maine's 33rd governor, Sidney Perham.
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Kennebunk River The Kennebunk River is a 17.6 mi river in southern Maine in the United States. It drains a settled rural area southwest of Portland, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Portsmouth Naval Prison Portsmouth Naval Prison is a former U.S. Navy and Marine Corps prison on the grounds of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) in Kittery, Maine. The building has the appearance of a castle. The reinforced concrete naval prison was occupied from 1908 until 1974.
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Whitehead Island Whitehead Island is an island in St. George, Knox County, Maine. Whitehead Light was built on the island in 1807. The island is approximately 70 acre in area and is known for "bleached, rugged granite shores". It is one of the foggiest places on the Maine coast, averaging 80 days of fog a year. Whitehead Lifesaving Station, a property on the National Register of Historic Places is also located on the island.