In 1850 there was a failed attempt in New Mexico to attain statehood.

Maine was not separated until after American independence, when it attained statehood in 1820.

After Indiana attained statehood, it qualified for its own Grand Lodge.

After Vermont attained statehood, its militia was organized into several divisions.

Vermont attained statehood in 1791 and Castleton continued to grow as an agricultural community.

Wyoming, having attained statehood two years earlier, became the first state to allow women to vote in a presidential election since 1804.

Before attaining full statehood, Meghalaya was given semi-autonomous status in 1970.

Once a territory attained statehood, it could lose the attribute under very few circumstances.

There was no known settlement until 1886, just three years before Washington attained statehood.

When California attained statehood in 1850, it adopted 120 degrees west longitude as its eastern border.