Tag: Portland History

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    Fun Fact #75 Portland Firsts

    These First were presented in 1912   Portland City Wide Firsts Timeline All Entries Much Abbreviated from A.L. Barbur entry in The Greater Portland Plan: and Municipal Facts published October 1912   1843 The city [of Portland] was founded by Wm. Overton was named by F.W. Pettygrove after his native town of Portland, Maine [1845]. […]

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