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1. In 1789, Maine was officially admitted to the Union as the 23rd state of the United States.
2. On November 26, 1827, the first railroad in Maine, the Bangor and Old Town Railroad, began operating.
3. In 1941, the Brunswick Naval Air Station was commissioned as a training base for naval aviators during World War II.
4. On this day in 1824, the Kennebec Journal, one of the oldest newspapers in Maine, was first published.
5. In 1850, the USS St. Lawrence, the first ship built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, was launched.
5 Fun Facts About November 26 In Maine History
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