East Bayside in Portland in Cumberland County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

Home of Charles Frederick Eastman, Harriet Stephenson Eastman, and her father, Alexander Stephenson

Portland Freedom Trail

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2021

1. Home of Charles Frederick Eastman, Harriet Stephenson Eastman, and her father, Alexander Stephenson Marker

Inscription.
Home of Charles Frederick Eastman, Harriet Stephenson Eastman, and her father, Alexander Stephenson, 211 Sumner Street, now Newbury Street. They are buried at Evergreen Cemetery.

The Eastmans and Stephensons were conductors on the Underground Railroad. They sustained the Abyssinian Church through rough financial times. Charles Eastman was a barber, secondhand clothing dealer, mariner, hack driver and taxidermist, preserving rare animals at a museum in his home. As a self-educated man, he accumulated a considerable library.

Erected 2007 by Maine Freedom Trails. (Marker Number 5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Animals • Churches & Religion • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Maine, Portland Freedom Trail series list.

Location. 43° 39.74′ N, 70° 14.89′ W. Marker is in Portland, Maine, in Cumberland County. It is in East Bayside. Marker is at the intersection of Newbury Street and Mountfort Street, on the right when traveling east on Newbury Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 62 Newbury St, Portland ME 04101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker. Home of Amos Noë and Christiana Williams Freeman (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); On this site (about 600 feet away); Reverend William I. Reese (about 700 feet away); Joseph Coffin Boyd (about 700 feet away); Rear Admiral James Alden (about 700 feet away); Alonzo P. Stinson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eastern Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Christopher Christian Manuel (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2021

2. Home of Charles Frederick Eastman, Harriet Stephenson Eastman, and her father, Alexander Stephenson Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.