Maine Memory Network

New Central High School, East New Portland, 1963

Contributed by: New Portland Historical Society Date: 1963 Location: New Portland Media: Photographic print

Central High School, East New Portland, September 19, 1932, 1920

Contributed by: New Portland Historical Society Date: 1920 Location: New Portland Media: Postcard

278-280 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: New England Army Supply Use: Dwelling - Two Family and Store

City Hall east colonade, Portland, 1909-1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909–1910 Location: Portland Client: City of Portland Architect: Carrere & Hastings

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.

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders

"Kineo in the east to Mt. Shasta in the west, from the pine forests in the north to the palmetto groves in the south."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"Pines School, East New Portland, 1942New Portland Historical Society The Pines School was built in 1896."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"East New Portland Village Text by Petrina Bearor Images from New Portland Historical Society The East Village is the smallest village of the three…"

An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania

Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021

Reverend Thomas Smith of First Parish Portland
by Kristina Minister, Ph.D.

Pastor, Physician, Real Estate Speculator, and Agent for Wabanaki Genocide