Timeline of Portland, Maine

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Portland, Maine, USA.

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Prior to 19th century

Wadsworth-Longfellow House Front
  • 1775
  • 1768 - Portland Fire Department formed, March 29.
  • 1785 - Falmouth Gazette newspaper begins publication.[5]
  • 1785/6 - Wadsworth-Longfellow House built.[3]
  • 1786 - Falmouth renamed "Portland."[6]
  • 1790
    • Gazette of Maine newspaper begins publication.[7]
    • Population: 2,240.[8]
    • Lighthouse built.[9]
  • 1796 - Portland Marine Society incorporated.[10]

19th century

"Bird's Eye View of the City of Portland," 1876

20th century

21st century

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Britannica 1885.
  2. ^ History of Peaks and House Islands – Nathan Goold (1897), p. 14
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Britannica 1910.
  4. ^ Leamon, James S. Revolution Downeast: The War for American Independence in Maine (1995) University of Massachusetts Press pp.62-67
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  6. ^ Charter 1881.
  7. ^ a b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Fogler Library. "Population pre-1950". Maine Census Data. University of Maine. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  9. ^ Phelps 1853.
  10. ^ a b c d e Jewett 1823.
  11. ^ a b Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
  12. ^ Directory 1912.
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  14. ^ Leonard, Fred Eugene (1923). A Guide to the History of Physical Education. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York, New York: Lea & Febiger. pp. 227–250.
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  16. ^ a b c d Federal Writers' Project 1940.
  17. ^ Elwell 1876.
  18. ^ Ward, Ernest E. My First Sixty Years in Harrison, Maine Cardinal Printing 1967 p.7
  19. ^ Gregory 1887.
  20. ^ "History of Railroading in Maine". Maine Department of Transportation.
  21. ^ a b Beckett 1850.
  22. ^ "Portrait of a 19th Century Maine Radical | The Bollard". May 6, 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  23. ^ Beckett 1858.
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  25. ^ Beckett 1856.
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  27. ^ a b c d Robertson 1982.
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  29. ^ Dedicatory exercises of the Baxter Building: to the uses of the Portland Public Library and Maine Historical Society, Thursday, February 21, 1889. Auburn, Maine: Lakeside Press, Printers and Binders, 1889
  30. ^ Johnson, Ron (n.d.). Maine Central R.R. Mountain Division. 470 Railroad Club.
  31. ^ "Anthoensen Collection". Portland Room. Portland Public Library. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  32. ^ Sargent 1916.
  33. ^ Centennial 1886.
  34. ^ Frank Roy Fraprie (June 1907). "Portland Camera Club". American Amateur Photographer and Camera and Dark Room. 19.
  35. ^ Portland Camera Club
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  38. ^ American Art Annual. NY. 1911.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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  40. ^ American Art Annual. NY. 1914.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  41. ^ "Eastern Promenade Master Plan" (PDF). City of Portland. 2004.
  42. ^ "State of Maine". James VanBokkelen.
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  44. ^ Weingroff, Richard (April 7, 2011). "US 2: Houlton, Maine, to Everett, Washington". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
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  46. ^ "Longfellow Garden Club". Garden Club Federation of Maine. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  47. ^ Weingroff, Richard F. (April 7, 2011). "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the US Numbered Highway System". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
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  51. ^ ::Portland Montreal Pipe Line:: About us Archived 2008-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
  52. ^ Morison, Samuel Eliot (1975). History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Volume I The Battle of the Atlantic 1939-1943. Little, Brown and Company. p. 68.
  53. ^ Cornish, Caroline (11 July 2010). "Long Creek Air Tragedy Memorial is dedicated". WCSH. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  54. ^ "Welcome to Mayor Baxter Woods" (PDF). City of Portland. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  55. ^ "MTA History". Maine Turnpike Authority. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  56. ^ Johnson, Ron. Maine Central R.R. Mountain Division. The 470 Railroad Club. p. 267.
  57. ^ "Greater Portland Landmarks". Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
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  59. ^ Goad, Meredith (2018-08-07). "Portland food scene's in the big time now with selection as Bon Appetit's Restaurant City of the Year". Press Herald. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  60. ^ a b "Portland's Sister Cities". City of Portland. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  61. ^ "Welcome to Portland, Maine". Archived from the original on 1997-05-30 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  62. ^ "Amtrak Downeaster Breaks Annual Ridership Record". Amtrak Downeaster. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  63. ^ "Portland Society of Architects". Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  64. ^ "Drink of kings makes a comeback". BBC News. October 2, 2013.
  65. ^ L. Beehner (August 19, 2010). "36 Hours in Portland, Me". New York Times.
  66. ^ "Historic Preservation". City of Portland. Retrieved August 25, 2012.

Bibliography

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