Keywords: Stroudwater
Item 40310
Painting of Stroudwater, Portland, ca. 1929
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1929 Location: Portland Media: Cloth, canvas, paint, wood
Item 102077
Francis Waldo - Daniel Dole House, Portland, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 40303
Assessor's Record, 1397 Congress Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Stroudwater Religious Society Use: Church
Item 85596
316-328 Westbrook Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Stroudwater Canoe Company Use: Storage for canoes
Item 151527
Knight house on Stroudwater Street, Portland, 1940
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1940 Location: Portland Client: Knight Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.
Exhibit
The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family
Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4
"… Scarborough, airport operations were relocated to Stroudwater, location of today’s Portland International Jetport."
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway
"… started in Portland, crossed the Fore River at Stroudwater, passed through Thornton Heights (Skunk Hill), went along what we call the Pleasant Hill…"
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
