Keywords: Portland Union Station Company
Item 148219
Foundation for MCRR depot, Union Station, Portland, 1887
Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-07-09 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 10754
Union Station, Portland, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 76784
216-280 St. John Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Company Use: Union Station
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
Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4
"The train traveled from Portland stopping at stations in Scarborough and other towns on its way to South Berwick where it connected with the Boston &…"
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview
"Maine Central Railroad then contracted for replacing that station in 1941 with a brick building that remained in service until 1959."
Story
My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne
Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima
