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Keywords: Gorham's Corners

Historical Items

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Item 6674

Gorham's Corner, Portland, ca. 1904

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1904 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 81775

John A. Conway, Portland, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Irish Heritage Center Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 31347

Coal Kiln School, Scarborough, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 43310

Assessor's Record, 58 Danforth Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Patrick Costello Use: Garage

Item 43330

Assessor's Record, 78 Danforth Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Sherman Bearce Use: Garage

Item 36553

14 Pleasant Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Nellie M McGinty Use: Dwelling - Three Family

Online Exhibits

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Business as Usual

"… Maine Historic Preservation Commission Portland's Gorham's Corner (the intersection of Fore, York, Danforth, and Pleasant streets) was a largely…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"… Painted wood Collections of Baxter House Museum, Gorham This handsome sign marked the tavern hotel of Allen Davis (1770-1818) in Gorham."

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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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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Gorham Parks Fassett was born on July 23, 1839. He was born in Freeman. He was the son of George and Mary Ann Parks."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… Road, Route 22, made a direct connection to Gorham, Portland and the rest of Scarborough. These new roads facilitated development of inland areas…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

My Maine Stories

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Story

In 1970 I served in Vietnam, and sent my parents a package
by Peter P. Joyce Jr.

My Parents' war story

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

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