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

Charles F. Eastman

Conductor on the Underground Railroad & Entrepreneur

— Portland Freedom Trail —

Charles F. Eastman Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2011

1. Charles F. Eastman Marker

Inscription.
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 this site. Barber shops were important centers of communication in the anti-slavery movement and aided freedom seekers in changing their appearance.

Erected 2007 by Maine Freedom Trails.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Communications • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Maine, Portland Freedom Trail series list.

Location. 43° 39.945′ N, 70° 14.892′ W. Marker is in Portland, Maine, in Cumberland County. It is in East End. Marker is at the intersection of Congress Street and North Street, on the left when traveling north on Congress Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 129 Congress 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 marker. Portland Observatory, Portland, Maine (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Portland Observatory (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Welcome To Fort Sumner Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alonzo P. Stinson (approx. ¼ mile away); Eastern Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Christopher Christian Manuel (approx. ¼ mile away); Home of Charles Frederick Eastman, Harriet Stephenson Eastman, and her father, Alexander Stephenson (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Eastern Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.

Also see . . . Portland Freedom Trail. (Submitted on December 12, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2011

2. Charles F. Eastman Marker

Portland Observatory in background

Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 962 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 12, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.