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On this date in Maine history: Aug. 5

Aug. 5, 1789: Congress passes the Coasting Act, which requires that ships trading along the Atlantic coast enter and clear at a custom house both coming and going in every state except the ones contiguous to the ship’s state of departure. This provides a disincentive for Maine to separate from Massachusetts, because Massachusetts is contiguous […]