Maine Memory Network

E. Swasey & Company molasses jug, Portland, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: Portland Media: Clay

Commercial Street, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Assessor's Record, 5-7 Potters Lane, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: E. Swasey & Company Use: Stable-Storage

Assessor's Record, 722-724 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: George Swasey Use: Dwelling - Single family

Dr. Swasey cottage, Cape Elizabeth, 1902

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1902 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: Dr. Swasey Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Hiking, Art and Science: Portland's White Mountain Club

In 1873, a group of men, mostly from Portland, formed the second known hiking club in the U.S., the White Mountain Club of Portland, to carry out their scientific interests, their love of hiking and camaraderie, and their artistic interests in painting and drawing the features of several of the White Mountains.

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.

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 5 of 5

"… from the fire station to the Dixfield Legion Swasey-Torrey Post No. 100 building. Our schools are thriving and have proven to be among the best in…"

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars