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HISTORICAL OVERVIEW Maine is both the largest New England state and the most sparsely populated. In 1622, England’s King Charles I gave John Mason and Sir Fernando Gorges land encompassing part of modern Maine and New Hampshire. Gorges established the region’s first Colonial government. He sold his land to Massachusetts in 1677, which it belonged View Website VIP Subscription

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