[DOC] [TLE] State of Maine - Wikipedia [PAR] Maine is the northernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern 
United States. ... The capital is Augusta. .... The province within its current 
boundaries became part of Massachusetts Bay Colony in ... The secession and 
formation of the state of Maine as the 23rd state occurred on March 15, 1820, as 
part of the... [DOC] [TLE] Mass Moments: Massachusetts Loses Maine [PAR] ...in 1820, Massachusetts lost over 30,000 square miles of land as its former 
province of ... to the Union was linked to the admission of Missouri as a slave 
state. ... in the 1620s, from the 1650s until 1820 Maine was a part of 
Massachusetts. ... the question of statehood suddenly and unexpectedly became 
entangled with the... [DOC] [TLE] Maine - U.S. States - HISTORY.com [PAR] Once part of Massachusetts, Maine joined the Union as a free state in 1820 to 
counterbalance the ... Maine became the 23rd state on March 15, 1820, as part of 
the Missouri Compromise, which allowed ... Maine is famous for its rocky 
coastline, and is the leading U.S. producer of lobsters and blueberries. ... Capital: 
Augusta. [DOC] [TLE] Maine | history - geography - state, United States | Britannica.com [PAR] Jun 17, 2015 ... Maine, constituent state of the United States of America. ... Maine was admitted to 
the union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state; its capital is Augusta. ... in the 
north-central part of the state at Mount Katahdinat 5,268 feet (1,606 .... Once an 
important textile and shoe manufacturing centre, the twin cities of... [DOC] [TLE] Maine [PAR] Maine, state in northern New England in the United States. ... March 15, 1820, 
when it was separated from Massachusetts to form the 23rd state. ... Augusta is 
Maine's capital. ... Later, Maine became an important shipbuilding and trading 
center. .... numbers were declining, can once again be seen in most parts of the 
state. [DOC] [TLE] Maine facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ... [PAR] CAPITAL: Augusta. ENTERED UNION: 15 March 1820 (23rd). ... Situated in the 
extreme northeastern corner of the United States, Maine is the .... The Portland 
metropolitan area had an estimated population of 510,791 in 2004. .... and Maine 
became a district of Massachusetts with the issuance of a new royal charter in 
1691... [DOC] [TLE] Maine - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] The Province, within its current boundaries, became part of Massachusetts ... 
Maine became the twenty-third state on March 15, 1820 through the Missouri 
Compromise. ... Maine's original capital was Portland until 1832, when it was 
moved to Augusta. .... Commercial fishing, once a mainstay of the state's 
economy, remains... [DOC] [TLE] Maine Secretary of State Kids: Detailed History - Maine.gov [PAR] Although dozens of tribes once inhabited the land, only two remain today*. ... 
1820 when Maine separated from Massachusetts to become a separate state. ... 
Portland), and attacks on customs agents in the province became common. ... 
Congress established Maine as the 23rd state under the Missouri Compromise of 
1820. [DOC] [TLE] Page 2: Maine Map / Geography of Maine/ Map of Maine - World Atlas [PAR] Jul 12, 2016 ... In 1819 Maine's desire to separate from Massachusetts peaked as some of its 
most influential citizens gathered in Portland to form a ... On March 15, 1820, 
Maine became the 23rd state. ... Fishing and shipbuilding businesses brought 
jobs, towns sprang up, and in 1832, the capital was moved from Portland... [DOC] [TLE] Maine - Expand Your Mind - Revolvy [PAR] The province within its current boundaries became part of Massachusetts Bay 
Colony ... of the state of Maine as the 23rd state occurred on March 15, 1820, as 
part of the ... Maine's original capital was Portland, Maine's largest city, until it was 
moved to .... The upper Saint John River valley area was once part of the so-
called... [DOC] [TLE] Vikings in Maine - Conservapedia [PAR] Aug 26, 2016 ... Some of its information

Question: Once a part of Massachusetts, it became the 23rd state in 1820 with Portland as its capital
Answer: Maine