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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY1J_joseph-coffin-boyd_Portland-ME.html
District PaymasterUS Army, War of 1812
First Maine State Treasurer[Served 1820-1823, died in office]
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY1I_christopher-christian-manuel_Portland-ME.html
Activist, Barber and MusicianBorn in Cape Verde, AfricaFirst President PortlandUnion Anti-Slavery Society
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY1H_alonzo-p-stinson_Portland-ME.html
Third Sergeant Company HFifth RegimentMaine Volunteer InfantryAged 19 YearsKilled First Battle Bull RunJuly 21st 1861Sergeant Stinson was the firstvolunteer soldier fromPortlandto give his life forthe preservation of the Unionin the Civil War
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY1G_eastern-cemetery_Portland-ME.html
Declared a National Historic Site January 1974
Here lie the hardy courageous early settlers, the men and women who founded and defended this area, who made history in civil life, government, law, the arts, education, religion, in the state and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY1E_war-of-independence-memorial_Portland-ME.html
To the memory ofour historic deadwho bore arms in theWar of Independenceand who were everthe brave defendersof our countrywho made her foundationsso enduring
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY1D_home-of-elias-and-elizabeth-widgery-thomas_Portland-ME.html
Corner of India and Congress Street, known as a Station House on the Underground Railroad. The home was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1866.
The Thomases were prominent in the Portland Anti-Slavery Society, begun in 1833, which also worked to a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY1C_home-of-amos-no-and-christiana-williams-freeman_Portland-ME.html
First full-time called minister of the Abyssinian Meeting House 1841-1852
Rev. Freeman (1809-1893) was an instructor in the school maintained for African Americans in the Abyssinian Meeting House. As conductors on the Underground Railroad, the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY19_charles-f-eastman_Portland-ME.html
Eastman (1821-1880) was barber, second-hand clothing dealer, mariner and hack driver. He was also a financial supporter of the Abyssinian Meeting House and School.
He owned and operated several barber shops with his four sons, including one on …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY13_portland-observatory_Portland-ME.html
has been designated aNational Historic LandmarkThis site possesses national significancein commemorating the history of theUnited States of America.The Observatory is the nation's only remaining maritime signal tower. It served as a communication …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY0Y_south-portland-and-its-liberty-ships_South-Portland-ME.html
In the mid-1800s, when South Portland was still a part of Cape Elizabeth, its waterfront appeared to be a continuous line of bustling yards building and repairing ships. From Butler on Turner's Island to Knight and Blanchard in Knightville to Turn…