District of Maine

District of Maine
Part of Massachusetts
1780–1820
History 
• Established
October 25, 1780
• British occupation of the east
September 1814–February 1815
March 6, 1820
• Statehood
March 15, 1820
Preceded by
Succeeded by
York County, Massachusetts
Maine
Today part of Maine

The District of Maine was the governmental designation for what is now the U.S. state of Maine from October 25, 1780 to March 15, 1820, when it was admitted to the Union as the 23rd state. The district was a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and before American independence had been part of the British province of Massachusetts Bay.


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