Timeline of Portland, Maine

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Portland, Maine, USA.

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Prior to 19th century

Wadsworth-Longfellow House Front

19th century

"Bird's Eye View of the City of Portland," 1876

20th century

21st century

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Britannica 1885.
  2. ^ History of Peaks and House Islands – Nathan Goold (1897), p. 14
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Britannica 1910.
  4. ^ Leamon, James S. Revolution Downeast: The War for American Independence in Maine (1995) University of Massachusetts Press pp.62-67
  5. ^ Joseph Griffin, ed. (1872), History of the press of Maine, Brunswick, Maine, OL 23304874M{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Charter 1881.
  7. ^ a b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Fogler Library. "Population pre-1950". Maine Census Data. University of Maine. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  9. ^ Phelps 1853.
  10. ^ a b c d e Jewett 1823.
  11. ^ a b Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
  12. ^ Directory 1912.
  13. ^ L.D. Carver (1902), Constitution of the State of Maine, formed in convention at Portland, October twenty-ninth, and adopted ... on the sixth day of December, A.D. 1819 ... together with amendments subsequently made thereto, Augusta: Kennebec Journal Print, OL 14001837M
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  15. ^ Richards, Irving T. (1933). The Life and Works of John Neal (PhD). Harvard University. p. 576. OCLC 7588473.
  16. ^ a b c d Federal Writers' Project 1940.
  17. ^ Elwell 1876.
  18. ^ Ward, Ernest E. My First Sixty Years in Harrison, Maine Cardinal Printing 1967 p.7
  19. ^ Gregory 1887.
  20. ^ "History of Railroading in Maine". Maine Department of Transportation.
  21. ^ a b Beckett 1850.
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  23. ^ Beckett 1858.
  24. ^ Steven Anzovin; Janet Podell, eds. (2000). Famous First Facts. H.W. Wilson Co. ISBN 0824209583.
  25. ^ Beckett 1856.
  26. ^ History of the Work of the Board of Trade of Portland, Maine, 1887, OL 7192898M
  27. ^ a b c d Robertson 1982.
  28. ^ Holt, Jeff (1985). The Grand Trunk in New England. Railfare. p. 88. ISBN 0-919130-43-7.
  29. ^ Dedicatory exercises of the Baxter Building: to the uses of the Portland Public Library and Maine Historical Society, Thursday, February 21, 1889. Auburn, Maine: Lakeside Press, Printers and Binders, 1889
  30. ^ Johnson, Ron (n.d.). Maine Central R.R. Mountain Division. 470 Railroad Club.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  31. ^ "Anthoensen Collection". Portland Room. Portland Public Library. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  32. ^ Sargent 1916.
  33. ^ Centennial 1886.
  34. ^ Frank Roy Fraprie (June 1907). "Portland Camera Club". American Amateur Photographer and Camera and Dark Room. 19.
  35. ^ Portland Camera Club
  36. ^ Holt, Jeff (1985). The Grand Trunk in New England. Railfare. p. 89. ISBN 0-919130-43-7.
  37. ^ Jones, Robert C. (1993). Two Feet to the Lakes. Pacific Fast Mail. p. 70. ISBN 0-915713-26-8.
  38. ^ American Art Annual. NY. 1911.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  39. ^ Thomas Brackett Reed Memorial Association (Portland, Me.) (1910), Exercises at the unveiling of the statue of Thomas Brackett Reed, at Portland, Maine, August thirty-first, nineteen hundred and ten, Portland, Me: The Association, OCLC 12031478, OL 7143172M
  40. ^ American Art Annual. NY. 1914.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  41. ^ "Eastern Promenade Master Plan" (PDF). City of Portland. 2004.
  42. ^ "State of Maine". James VanBokkelen.
  43. ^ Constance D'Arcy Mackay (1913), The historical pageant of Portland, Maine: produced on the Eastern Promenade as a free civic celebration of the Fourth of July 1913, Portland: Southworth Printing Company, OL 14012024M
  44. ^ Greene, Bob (2006). "Beyond the Abyssinian". In Price, H. H.; Talbot, Gerald (eds.). Maine's Visible Black History: The First Chronicle of Its People. Gardiner, Maine: Tilbury House. pp. 150–151. ISBN 9780884482758.
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  47. ^ "Longfellow Garden Club". Garden Club Federation of Maine. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
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  50. ^ Albert, Dave & Melvin, George F. (1975). New England Diesels. George R. Cockle and Associates. p. 58. ISBN 0-916160-01-7.
  51. ^ Jones, Robert Willoughby Boston and Maine (1991) Trans-Anglo Books ISBN 0-87046-101-X p.96
  52. ^ ::Portland Montreal Pipe Line:: About us Archived 2008-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
  53. ^ Morison, Samuel Eliot (1975). History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Volume I The Battle of the Atlantic 1939-1943. Little, Brown and Company. p. 68.
  54. ^ Cornish, Caroline (11 July 2010). "Long Creek Air Tragedy Memorial is dedicated". WCSH. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  55. ^ "Welcome to Mayor Baxter Woods" (PDF). City of Portland. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  56. ^ "MTA History". Maine Turnpike Authority. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  57. ^ Johnson, Ron. Maine Central R.R. Mountain Division. The 470 Railroad Club. p. 267.
  58. ^ "Greater Portland Landmarks". Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
  59. ^ Holt, Jeff (1985). The Grand Trunk in New England. Railfare. p. 111. ISBN 0-919130-43-7.
  60. ^ Goad, Meredith (2018-08-07). "Portland food scene's in the big time now with selection as Bon Appetit's Restaurant City of the Year". Press Herald. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
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  63. ^ "Amtrak Downeaster Breaks Annual Ridership Record". Amtrak Downeaster. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
  64. ^ "Portland Society of Architects". Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
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