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• Position: THEN & NOW - Maine and New Brunswick border dispute - Brief article

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Maine was involved in a contested line-drawing event in 1839, but it wasn't about redistricting. When the Revolutionary War ended, negotiators failed to clearly define the boundary between Maine and the British-controlled Canadian province of New Brunswick. Treasured timber in the disputed territory sparked conflict, and the situation became tense. Both sides gathered troops. In 1842. however, the bloodless Aroostook War was resolved peacefully, and the...