Plan of Ann (now Park) Street, Portland, ca. 1802

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Manuscript map of a plan of Ann (now Park) Street in Portland, as it was about 1802, showing the property of Thomas Robison. Thomas Robison, a Scottish immigrant lived on Falmouth Neck (Portland) before the American Revolution. A Loyalist, Robison went to Canada and served in the British Army during the war. He returned to Falmouth Neck in 1783 and became a prosperous merchant and distiller, engaging in all aspects of the triangle trade. Robison opened Ann Street from Main (Congress) Street to the waterfront. This plan was drawn at the time of the pending sale of his holdings and subsequent (second) departure from Portland.

About This Item

Title: Plan of Ann (now Park) Street, Portland, ca. 1802
Creation Date: circa 1802
Subject Date: circa 1802
Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
Media: Pen, Ink and watercolor on paper, map
Dimensions: 118 cm x 29 cm
Local Code: Map FOS 58
Object Type: Text and Image

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Robison, Thomas

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