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Keywords: East New Portland

Historical Items

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Item 25623

New Central High School, East New Portland, 1963

Contributed by: New Portland Historical Society Date: 1963 Location: New Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 27539

Central High School, East New Portland, September 19, 1932

Contributed by: New Portland Historical Society Date: 1920 Location: New Portland Media: Postcard

Item 26161

Parsons or Elder Neighborhood School, New Portland, ca. 1930

Contributed by: New Portland Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: New Portland Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 38170

278-280 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: New England Army Supply Use: Dwelling - Two Family and Store

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 110268

City Hall east colonade, Portland, 1909-1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909–1910 Location: Portland Client: City of Portland Architect: Carrere & Hastings

Online Exhibits

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Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

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South Portland's Wartime Shipbuilding

Two shipyards in South Portland, built quickly in 1941 to construct cargo ships for the British and Americans, produced nearly 270 ships in two and a half years. Many of those vessels bore the names of notable Mainers.

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The Irish on the Docks of Portland

Many of the dockworkers -- longshoremen -- in Portland were Irish or of Irish descent. The Irish language was spoken on the docks and Irish traditions followed, including that of giving nicknames to the workers, many of whose given names were similar.

Site Pages

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"Pines School, East New Portland, 1942New Portland Historical Society The Pines School was built in 1896."

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"East New Portland Village Text by Petrina Bearor Images from New Portland Historical Society The East Village is the smallest village of the three…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of East New Portland

"Bridges of East New Portland Text by Marilyn Gorman and Dianne Pease With Images from New Portland Historical Society Parsons Bridge: The Parsons…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania

Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021

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Reverend Thomas Smith of First Parish Portland
by Kristina Minister, Ph.D.

Pastor, Physician, Real Estate Speculator, and Agent for Wabanaki Genocide

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars