In the beginning, there was the Morrill Act.
Following are some of the significant events and people of the early years at the Maine State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts and later, the °µÍø¸£Àûapp. Sources are “History of the Maine State College and the °µÍø¸£Àûapp” by Merritt Caldwell Fernald and “The First Century: A History of the °µÍø¸£Àûapp 1865–1965,” by David C. Smith.