Rockland 160th Anniversary
(This information was
posted on the Rockland History Page on Facebook. Congratulations to my home
town of Rockland, Maine!)
Today is the 160th anniversary of the incorporation of
Rockland as a city!
On June 3rd 1854 Rockland held a town meeting to accept or reject an April 17,
1854 Act passed by the Maine Legislature to incorporate the town of Rockland
into a city. The vote was 238 in favor and 110 against. After the successful
vote brass bands paraded through the streets and church bells rang in
celebration. This was followed by a huge bonfire of tar barrels and the
launching of rockets and Roman candles.
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