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Historical Items

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Item 76189

State Street Viaduct, Portland Bridge, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Greater Portland Landmarks Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 102239

Back Cove bridge subscription form, Portland, 1830

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1830-04-15 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 76191

Vaughan's Bridge, Portland, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Greater Portland Landmarks Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

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Tax Records

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Item 70749

Assessor's Record, 147-183 Presumpscot Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Rendering Company Use: Bridge

Item 37487

Assessor's Record, 2-40 West Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Gas Light Co. Use: Peck Carrier Bridge

Item 37502

92-182 West Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Co. Use: Storage

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 116608

Mark Langdon Hill house, Falmouth, 1930-1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930–1954 Location: Falmouth Client: Mark Langdon Hill Architect: Stevens and Saunders Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

The Waldo-Hancock Bridge

The Waldo-Hancock Bridge is in the process of being dismantled after over 70 years of service. The Maine State Archives has a number of records related to the history of this famous bridge that are presented in this exhibition.

Exhibit

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.

Exhibit

Guarding Maine Rail Lines

Black soldiers served in Maine during World War II, assigned in small numbers throughout the state to guard Grand Trunk rail lines from a possible German attack. The soldiers, who lived in railroad cars near their posts often interacted with local residents.

Site Pages

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Site Page

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

"The Concrete Bridge replaced the old bridge. Bridge in the North VillageNew Portland Historical Society Cement Bridge: The Cement Bridge is…"

Site Page

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

"Covered Bridge: Covered Bridge at East New PortlandNew Portland Historical Society This bridge was located where the large cement bridge is now…"

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

"Gould Hill Bridge: The Gould Hill Bridge, also known as on of the Twin Bridges, was also constructed by the Maine State Highway Commission."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Working at Mercy, a generational experience
by Carolyn Bridges

Carolyn Bridges has worked at Mercy Hospital for over 40 years

Story

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.

Story

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

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