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
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 • Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures. 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. It is at the intersection of Newbury Street and Mountfort Street, on the right when traveling east on Newbury Street.
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Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Abyssinian Church (a few steps from this marker); Home of Amos Noλ and Christiana Williams Freeman (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); On this site (about 600 feet away); Hallowed Spot Under the Old Pine Tree (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). 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 1,035 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
