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Item 81539

Portland Water District Union Station Spa, Portland, 1951

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: 1951-06-25 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 100882

Sebago Lake Station Grounds, Standish, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: circa 1935 Location: Standish Media: Photographic print

Item 100881

Sebago Lake Station being dismantled, Standish, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: circa 1935 Location: Standish Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 68603

Cushing's Island Hotel & Realty Company property, Cushing's Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Cushing's Island Hotel & Realty Company Use: Salt Water Pumping Station

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 110132

Union Station Spa for the Portland Water District, Portland, 1932

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1932 Location: Portland Client: Portland Water Distict Architect: John P. Thomas

Online Exhibits

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Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Congress Street, Portland, ca. 1890

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

Portland Hotels

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.

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Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

Site Pages

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Site Page

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

"… Texaco Service Station calendar for North New Portland, 1948New Portland Historical Society The first house built in the North Village was known…"

Site Page

Ox Cart at N.W. Marston's Store, South Lubec, ca. 1880

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"1935Lubec Memorial Library 1990 • R.J. Peacock Canning Co. suspends sardine production • West Quoddy Life Saving Station added to National Register…"