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  2. Stroudwater Historic District - Wikipedia

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    February 16, 1973. Stroudwater Historic District is a historic district in the Stroudwater neighborhood of Portland, Maine. The district encompasses an important early village in the Portland area, significant as a shipbuilding and mill site established by Thomas Westbrook in 1727. The district was added to the National Register of Historic ...

  3. Cumberland and Oxford Canal - Wikipedia

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    November 1, 1974 [1] Map of canal with inset showing Long Lake, Songo Lock, and Sebago Lake. The Cumberland and Oxford Canal was opened in 1832 to connect the largest lakes of southern Maine with the seaport of Portland, Maine. The canal followed the Presumpscot River from Sebago Lake through the towns of Standish, Windham, Gorham, and Westbrook.

  4. Western Promenade - Wikipedia

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    The Western Promenade is a historic promenade, an 18.1-acre (7.3 ha) public park and recreation area in the West End neighborhood of Portland, Maine. Developed between 1836 and the early 20th century, it is one Portland's oldest preserved spaces, with landscaping by the Olmsted Brothers, who included it in their master plan for the city's parks ...

  5. Victoria Mansion - Wikipedia

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    April 3, 1970. Victoria Mansion, also known as the Morse-Libby House or Morse-Libby Mansion, is a historic house in downtown Portland, Maine, United States. [1] The brownstone exterior, elaborate interior design, opulent furnishings and early technological conveniences provide a detailed portrait of lavish living in nineteenth-century America.

  6. National Register of Historic Places listings in Portland, Maine

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    There are 247 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Cumberland County, including 11 National Historic Landmarks. 149 of these properties and districts, including 4 National Historic Landmarks, are located outside of Portland, and are listed separately, while the 98 properties and districts in Portland are listed here.

  7. Railroad history of Portland, Maine - Wikipedia

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    The railroad history of Portland, Maine, began in 1842 with the arrival of the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railway (PS&P). Most of the rail activity in Portland revolved around agricultural goods bound for export and import freight from Europe. Yet Maine's largest city also enjoyed 125 years of continuous passenger rail service, from 1842 until ...

  8. Congress Square Park - Wikipedia

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    Operated by. City of Portland, Maine. Open. 1982. Designation. Park. Congress Square Park is a small public park in the Arts District of Portland, Maine. The park includes a stage for performances and areas for sitting. [1] It is also home to a large, historic clock which had previously been located at Union Station.

  9. History of Portland, Maine - Wikipedia

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    The History of Portland, Maine, begins when Native Americans originally called the Portland peninsula Məkíhkanək meaning "At the fish hook" in Penobscot [1] [2] and Machigonne (meaning "Great Neck") [3] in Algonquian. The peninsula and surrounding areas was home to members of the Algonquian-speaking Aucocisco branch of the Eastern Abenaki ...

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