Near Mill Street (Route 1) at Cushing Street (U.S. 1).
Originally designed and built 1892 by John A. Roebling's Sons Co. for mill workers to cross the river from new housing in Topsham to the Cabot Mill in Brunswick. The bridge has served generations of citizens of all ages between Brunswick and . . . — — Map (db m51968) HM
• Honored Here Are All Bowdoin Generations Who Served When Our Country Called and Those Who Fell •
World War II [Honored Dead]
Korea [Honored Dead]
Vietnam [Honored Dead]
I hear even now the infinite fierce chorus,
The cries of . . . — — Map (db m55495) WM
Dedicated to the
Sons of Bowdoin
who in
the World War
offered their lives
and services for
their country
and for Freedom
1914 - 1918
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Breve tempus aetatis
satis longum est
ad bene honesteque . . . — — Map (db m55492) WM
On Maine Street (Maine Route 24) at Pleasant Street, on the right when traveling north on Maine Street.
This monument commemorates the founding of the Maine Medical Association on April 28, 1853. On that date, and near this site, at what was then the Tontine Hotel, 27 physicians met to organize the association which has existed continually to this . . . — — Map (db m51926) HM
On Federal Street at Maple Street, on the right when traveling north on Federal Street.
Built in 1806, this house was occupied by Harriet Beecher Stowe and her family from 1850 to 1852. It was here that Stowe harbored fugitive slave John Andrew Jackson in late 1850. Stowe would go on to write her first novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, . . . — — Map (db m105316) HM
On Maine Street at Bath Road ( Route 24), on the left when traveling south on Maine Street.
In Memory of
Franklin C. Robinson
of the class of 1873 for thirty six
years teacher of Bowdoin men
and in Memory of his wife
Ella Maria Tucker Robinson — — Map (db m55477) HM
On College Street near Maine Street, on the left when traveling east.
In memory of
Warren Eastman Robinson
1890 - 1918
————
Bowdoin '10
First Lieutenant
U.S. Army
Second Battle of the Marne
St. Mihiel
Meuse Argonne
———— . . . — — Map (db m55509) WM
Near Monument Lane west of Mere Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
On the shore of Mere Point, Casco Bay, Maine, 200 feet west of this Spot on September 5, 1924 the United States Army Round-the-World Aviators, after starting westward from Seattle, Washington, April 6, 1924, made their first landing on the soil of . . . — — Map (db m208657) HM
To mark the site of
1688 Fort Andross 1694
and
1715 Fort George 1737
Also the earliest burial place
where are buried
Benjamin Larrabee
Agent of the Pejepscot Proprietors and
Commander of Fort George. Also
Robert and . . . — — Map (db m51932) HM
Near Federal Street at Maple Street, on the left when traveling south.
This is the house where Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin between 1850 and 1852. She lived here with her husband, Bowdoin College professor Calvin Ellis Stowe, and their children. In her parlor, Harriet was joined regularly for . . . — — Map (db m258919) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 1) at Nathan Nye Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
For close to a century this building housed Freeport’s public library. It was one of over l ,600 libraries built in the US with money donated by the industrialist and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie. The Carnegie organization donated a total of . . . — — Map (db m204677) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 1) south of School Street, on the right when traveling north.
Derosier's Market, the oldest continually run in Freeport, opened in 1904 as a grocery store. The same family has operated it ever since then. In 1890, Augustus Derosier, his wife Delia, and their first born son, Philip, emigrated from the Gaspe . . . — — Map (db m233300) HM
On Depot Street north of Grove Street, on the right when traveling north.
Before the reconstruction of Depot Street in 2008, this stone was one of many that
were used in a stone box culvert located about 15 feet under the road. The stone
culvert was built before the street became a public way in October, 1886, at . . . — — Map (db m285079) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 1) south of Mill Street, on the right when traveling south.
Harrington House, the headquarters of the Freeport Historical Society, was built in 1830 by Freeport merchant Enoch Harrington for his bride, Eliza. It was once part of a 14-acre parcel that included extensive gardens and orchards across the . . . — — Map (db m204674) HM
On Depot Street at Grove Street, on the right when traveling south on Depot Street.
In the 1880s, the shoe factory, quarry and
- stone works, grist mill, and other enterprises established by businessman E.B. Mallet created many job opportunities in Freeport. However the subsequent growth in the workforce led to a scarcity of . . . — — Map (db m285080) HM
On Flying Point Road at Upper Mast Landing Road, on the right when traveling east on Flying Point Road.
Mast Landing is one of the four original villages in Freeport, including Porter’s
Landing, South Freeport, and the village center (or "Freeport Corner," as it was originally
known). The name refers to the area's use in the eighteenth century as . . . — — Map (db m285109) HM
The Desert of Maine was once a productive farm. The first patch of sand appeared about 100 years ago, and has continued to spread over the years, and now covers several hundred acres. — — Map (db m104986) HM
On Fort Hill Road (Maine Route 114) south of Valley View Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Dedicated to the past
present and future as
open space
Town founded 1786
Acquired 1973
Erected 1976
by concerned
private citizens and
Gorham civic groups
(nearby bench)
In memory of Harry Fancis who raised this flag for . . . — — Map (db m276150) HM
On South Street (Maine Route 114) at Preble Street, on the right when traveling south on South Street.
In memory of
Capt. John Phinney
First settler in Gorham, Maine
In memory of
Dana Estes
who gave the Town of Gorham
twenty-five hundred dollars
the income to be used at
centennial periods
as specified in his will . . . — — Map (db m186446) HM
On South Street (Maine Route 114) at Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling south on South Street.
(south side)
This town was incorporated by the name of Gorham, Oct. 30, 1764.
(west side)
Gorham is one of the seven townships granted by Gen. Court in the year 1732, to the Narragansett settlers. On a division of the . . . — — Map (db m258099) HM
On Fort Hill Road (Maine Route 114) south of Valley View Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Erected by descendants of
Rev. Soloman Lombard
1702 - 1781
First settled minister of Gorham
Pastor Congregational Church 1750-1764
Graduate of Harvard College 1723
Representative to the General Court
Delegate to the Provincial . . . — — Map (db m276151) HM
On College Avenue at Academy Street, on the left when traveling east on College Avenue.
(Front/southeast face)
Capt. Almon L. Fogg, 17th Me. Regt. Mortally wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 3d, 1863, died July 4th, aged 24.
Capt. Oliver H. Lowell, 16th Me. Regt. Mortally wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. July 1, 1863, died July 2, . . . — — Map (db m267472) WM
On South Street (Maine Route 155) at Green Street, on the right when traveling south on South Street.
Dedicated to the honor and sacrifice of our men and women who served our country from Gorham Maine in World War II • the Korean Conflict • and Vietnam
★ ★ ★
Let none forget
They gave their all
And faltered . . . — — Map (db m186447) WM
On Harpswell Island Road (Maine Route 24) on Harpswell Island Road.
Plaque 1 National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
Bailey Island Bridge
Harpswell, Maine
Presented 1984
Plaque 2
This 1150 ft. bridge is an exceptional
engineering solution to meet unusual
conditions and is the only one of . . . — — Map (db m108111) HM
On Harpswell Islands Road north of Lowells Cove Road, on the left when traveling south.
Dedicated to the following named
men and women of Orr's Island
who served in the Armed Forces of our
country and in the Merchant Marine
during World War II, 1941 - 1945
U.S. Army
Baker, Kenneth E. · Bangs, George H. Jr. · Chase, . . . — — Map (db m258929) WM
On Harpswell Islands Road north of Lowells Cove Road, on the left when traveling south.
"Those Who Serve Are They
Who Are Immortal"
This Memorial is Erected
in Honor of These Who Served
in the World War
Albert W. Black · Chester E. Doughty · Hartley L. Doughty · Avery M. Fides · Herman Green · Horace Green · Everett Huff · . . . — — Map (db m258927) WM
On Wharf Road at Sunset Road, in the median on Wharf Road.
Placed in honor of and with thanks to all Cliff Island veterans of the United States Armed Forces - past present and future. Thank you for protecting our freedoms and the way of life we enjoy. From a grateful community. — — Map (db m186396) WM
On Wharf Road just west of Sunset Road, on the left when traveling west.
You have landed on one of the fourteen Main Coastal Island which have year-round communities with public schools. Once there were three hundred such communities.
Cliff Island lies at a Latitude of 43° 42' North and a Longitude of 70° 8' . . . — — Map (db m186394) HM
On Congress Street just north of Elm Street, on the left when traveling north.
In memory of
Asa Clapp
A seaman of the American Revolution
Merchant, an upbuilder of Portland
1762 ✠ 1848
Asa William Henry Clapp
Citizen of Portland
A conservator of its interests
Member of
the Congress of . . . — — Map (db m185934) HM WM
On Congress Street at Temple Street, on the left when traveling north on Congress Street.
First Parish Church, Unitarian Universalist 425 Congress Street. A memorial plaque inside First Parish honors Prentis Mellen. Pews within the church are marked for the abolitionist Fessenden and Thomas families.
In 1832 William Lloyd . . . — — Map (db m96519) HM
On Federal Street at Temple Street, on the left when traveling north on Federal Street.
The hack stand of Reuben Ruby, corner of Temple and Federal Streets. Ruby (1798-1878) was Portland's foremost African American Anti-Slavery activist and underground railroad conductor.
In 1826, Ruby helped publish a protest in the newspaper . . . — — Map (db m96610) HM
On Congress Street, on the left when traveling north.
A national and local landmark, The J.B. Brown Memorial Building, designed by Fassett and Stevens, was completed in 1883. Here, at #529, since 1884, stood Rines Bros. Company, until Oct. 21, 1977. Rines finally closed its doors ten days after the . . . — — Map (db m259670) HM
More than four thousand men were enrolled from Portland in the army and navy for the War of the Rebellion. More than three hundred were killed in battle or died in service. Honor and grateful remembrance to the dead, equal honor to those who, daring . . . — — Map (db m256609) WM
On Congress Street, on the right when traveling east.
To perpetuate the memory of these men of the City of Portland who with unfaltering loyalty gave their lives in the 1914 World War 1919
67 Names are listed
They sought not glory but their country's good — — Map (db m96523) WM
On Exchange Street at Federal Street, on the right when traveling north on Exchange Street.
Publisher Guy P. Gannett commissioned this building to serve as the headquarters for the media empire he founded in 1922.
For its time, it was a state-of-the-art production facility where reporters, photographers and editors put together . . . — — Map (db m185936) HM
Has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United States U. S. . . . — — Map (db m25391) HM
On Congress Street at Franklin Street (U.S. 1A), on the right when traveling east on Congress Street.
The walkways that extend from this point are part of the original configuration of Lincoln Park as laid out in 1866. The park was once significantly larger than it is today, extending to what is now the far side of Franklin Arterial's grassy . . . — — Map (db m186148) HM
On Congress Street at Mountfort Street, on the right when traveling north on Congress Street.
Third Sergeant Company H
Fifth Regiment
Maine Volunteer Infantry
Aged 19 Years
Killed First Battle Bull Run
July 21st 1861
Sergeant Stinson was the first
volunteer soldier from
Portland
to give his life for
the preservation of . . . — — Map (db m50433) WM
On Cumberland Avenue just south of Boyd Street, on the right when traveling south.
This memorial is dedicated to the survivors of the Armenian Genocide 1915 - 1923, who settled in Bayside by the early twentieth century over 250 Armenian families lived in Portland where they established businesses and a vibrant social . . . — — Map (db m256607) HM
On Back Cove Trail 0.1 miles east of Baxter Boulevard when traveling west.
Explore Baxter Trail, a 3.25 mile walking trail from here to Evergreen Cemetery. Discover how the many contributions of two wealthy visionaries, Mayor James Phinney Baxter and his son Governor Percival Proctor Baxter, continue to . . . — — Map (db m186460) HM
On Cumberland Avenue just east of Franklin Street (U.S. 1A), on the right when traveling east.
Cathedral of the
Immaculate Conception
Built 1869
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
— — Map (db m186403) HM
On Congress Street near Mountfort Street, on the right when traveling north.
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 . . . — — Map (db m50432) HM
On Congress Street at Mountfort Street, on the right on Congress Street.
The Eastern Cemetery is the resting place of some of Portland's noted abolitionist, who campaigned against slavery, provided safe-houses and assisted runaways on their journey to freedom.
Charlotte Thomas 1822-1920 •
Sophia . . . — — Map (db m96267) HM
On Commercial Street (U.S. 1) at Franklin Arterial (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling north on Commercial Street.
Landing spot for many passengers on the Underground Railroad and embarkation point for their transit to Canada and England.
Anti-slavery sympathizers were well-organized to greet stowaways from Southern cargo vessels, find them safe housing . . . — — Map (db m20614) HM
On Middle Street at India Street, on the right when traveling west on Middle Street.
Hack stand of Charles H.L. Pierre, 29 Middle Street. Charles H.L. Pierre led the African American men, who rescued the stowaway aboard HMS Albion Cooper in the Fall of 1857.
In the mid-1800s, professional opportunities for freed Blacks were . . . — — Map (db m185939) HM
Near Congress Street north of India Street, on the right when traveling north.
On this hallowed spot under the old pine tree where many of the first settlers of Portland were buried
The National Society United States Daughters of 1812 State of Maine place here this boulder and tablet in memory of the brave soldiers and . . . — — Map (db m259748) WM
On Federal Street at Hancock Street, on the left when traveling south on Federal Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m50428) HM
On Newbury Street at Mountfort Street, on the right when traveling east on Newbury Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m186150) HM
On Congress Street at India Street, on the right when traveling north on Congress Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m50429) HM
On Commercial Street / Thames Street at India Street, on the left when traveling north on Commercial Street / Thames Street.
In recognition of
Portland's role in Canada's history
India Street Terminal
at Milepost 0.0.
on the
Atlantic & St. Lawrence /
St. Lawrence & Atlantic RRs.
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
Canadian National Railways
July . . . — — Map (db m50445) HM
Near Congress Street just north of India Street, on the left when traveling north.
Jacob Cousins Post 99, Jewish War Veterans of the USA, honors the memory of Maine's Jewish Fallen Heroes in the two great wars.
World War I Fallen Heroes, 1917 - 1918
Jacob Cousins, Portland •
Arthur Goldstein, Portland •
John A. . . . — — Map (db m204566) WM
On Congress Street just north of Locust Street, on the right when traveling south.
1754: Third Parish, Stroudwater, votes to become a Church of England Parish. Pastor sent to England to be Ordained Priest of that Church.
1763: Third Parish reorganizes as Church of England Parish, under The Rt. Rev'd. Richard . . . — — Map (db m186362) HM
On Hancock Street at Fore Street, on the right when traveling south on Hancock Street.
On this site from 1784 till 1955 stood the house in which Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born February 27, 1807
This boulder is from the Hiram farm of his grandfather, General Peleg Wadsworth, where the poet spent many happy youthful days.
The . . . — — Map (db m148131) HM
Panel 1:
[rendering of Rear Admiral James Alden]
Born in Portland March 31, 1810
Died in San Francisco Feb 6, 1877
Panel 2: [rendering of a mariner's sextant] Intrepid Explorer
Skilful Hydrographer
Cartographer of the . . . — — Map (db m72995) HM WM
Erected Dec 1, 1859
By a donation from the HON. FRANCIS O.J. SMITH, to honor and perpetuate the memory of REV. WILLIAM I. REESE who while pastor of the First Universalist Society, founded the Portland Widow’s Wood Society. . . . — — Map (db m50436) HM
On Newbury Street near Mountfort Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Abyssinian Church, 73 Newbury Street, was the major hub of the underground railroad in Maine and became the social center for Portland's African American community.
Built in 1828, the church is the third oldest African American church . . . — — Map (db m259750) HM
On Commercial Street / Thames Street at India Street, on the left when traveling north on Commercial Street / Thames Street.
Erected by the Colonists in 1680
Captured by the French and Indians
in 1690. Entire English
settlement destroyed
————
To the memory of these
brave defenders
this tablet placed by
The Daughters of the American Colonists
November . . . — — Map (db m50448) HM
On Congress Street, on the right when traveling north.
To the memory of our historic dead who bore arms in the War of Independence and who were ever the brave defenders of our country who made her foundations so enduring — — Map (db m50430) WM
On Back Cove Trail 0.1 miles east of Baxter Bouleard, on the right when traveling east.
Welcome to Back Cove Trail: An urban ecosystem
Over a hundred years ago, this trail was the dream of one man-James Phinney Baxter.
In 1893, Baxter after a long and very successful business career, became Portland's mayor . . . — — Map (db m186459) HM
On Eastern Promenade at Cutter Street, on the right when traveling north on Eastern Promenade.
Jacob Cousins was the first Jewish soldier from Portland killed in World War I.
Approximately 250,000 Jewish soldiers served in the U.S. military during WWI. 3,500 Jews would die in this conflict.
Cousin's Company C, 328th Infantry, . . . — — Map (db m186387) HM
On Eastern Promenade at Morning Street, on the right when traveling north on Eastern Promenade.
City Engineer William Goodwin created the first plan of Fort Allen Park (above) with a roofed bandstand/gazebo as a key feature.
Designed by two of Portland's leading architects, Albert Winslow Cobb and John Calvin Stevens, . . . — — Map (db m186369) HM
On Eastern Promenade at Morning Street, on the right when traveling north on Eastern Promenade.
June, 1885 reunion The 19th National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic pitched tents here. The G.A.R. was a veteran organization of the Union Army, Navy, and U.S. Revenue Cutter Service veterans whose membership peaked at 400,000 . . . — — Map (db m186368) HM
In memory of three thousand men and women who gave their lives in the Arctic Campaign 1941-1945 on convoys to and from Russia
We will remember them
May 2000 This granite is given by the people of Murmansk City, Russia to the people of . . . — — Map (db m105684) WM
On September 5, 1813 off Monhegan Island on the coast of Maine, the American brig “Enterprise” commanded by 28 year old Lt. William Burrows engaged in battle with the British brig “Boxer” commanded by 29 year old Captain Samuel Blythe. Both ships . . . — — Map (db m129636) HM
On Congress Street at North Street, on the left when traveling north on Congress Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m50425) HM
On Eastern Promenade at Morning Street, on the right when traveling north on Eastern Promenade.
In 1866, a year after the Civil War ended, these guns (technically, called 4.5-inch Siege Rifles) were cast in Pittsburgh by the Fort Pitt Foundry. They could fire a 25-to 30-pound ball 3,200 — nearly 2 miles! In the early 1900s, they were . . . — — Map (db m186367) HM
On Eastern Promenade at Morning Street, on the right when traveling north on Eastern Promenade.
The importance of Portland harbor over two centuries is clear from the fortifications you see from here. Behind you, lies Fort Allen — an 1814 earthworks. Three granite Civil War forts remain visible. Fort Gorges rises in the harbor. Fort . . . — — Map (db m186376) HM
On Eastern Promenade at Vesper Street on Eastern Promenade.
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty One country and One flag In memory of the Grand Army of the Republic Dedicated September 9, 1929 By the Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 — — Map (db m96269) WM
On Eastern Promenade at Congress Street, on the right when traveling west on Eastern Promenade.
In honor of
George Cleeves
Founder of Portland
1633
Deputy President
of the
Province of Lygonia
1645 - 1659
There landed with
George Cleeves,
his wife Joan,
and daughter
Elizabeth,
his partner
Richard . . . — — Map (db m55535) HM
On Eastern Promenade north of Morning Street, on the right when traveling north.
Displayed here are the U.S.S. Portland CA-33's after mast, bridge shield, and ship's bell. This memorial honors one of the most-decorated ships of World War II, her crew, and the men who died aboard the Portland and other U.S. Navy . . . — — Map (db m186379) HM
On Eastern Promenade at North Street, on the right when traveling south on Eastern Promenade.
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress March 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of The Congress the Medal of Honor to
Major Charles J. Loring, Jr., USAF
for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the . . . — — Map (db m186463) WM
On Eastern Promenade just north of North Street, on the right when traveling west.
This memorial circle honors Major Charles J. Loring, Jr. and was erected by the Loring family in 2000 with support by the City of Portland. During his 50th Korean mission flying over Sniper Ridge, Major Charles J. Loring was hit repeatedly by . . . — — Map (db m186464) HM
On Eastern Promenade at Cutter Street, on the right when traveling north on Eastern Promenade.
"Having seen the principal parks in this country and Europe, and realizing their great public importance, as well as the paucity of our own achievements in this regard, I resolved to do all in my power towards the creation of a . . . — — Map (db m186389) HM
On Congress Street near North Street, on the right when traveling north.
Portland Observatory
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America.
The Observatory is the nation's only remaining . . . — — Map (db m50418) HM
On Congress Street just north of Kellogg Street, on the right when traveling north.
One of the earliest marine signal stations in the United States, this tower is unique in its engineering design and construction and contributed to the prosperity of Portland Harbor as a vital center of maritime commerce during the "Golden Age of . . . — — Map (db m186397) HM
On Eastern Promenade at Cutter Street, on the right when traveling north on Eastern Promenade.
In memory of
Portland's Jewish War Heroes
who died in World War II action
1941 - 1945
Samuel M. Citrin • Benjamin A. Cox •
Edward R. Goldstein • Louis S. Lane •
Herbert F. Meyers • Sidney R. Miller •
Max Weinstein
This . . . — — Map (db m186388) WM
On Eastern Promenade at Morning Street, on the right when traveling north on Eastern Promenade.
February 15, 1898 • Havana Harbor, Cuba
U.S.S. Battleship Maine explodes killing 260
The event is used by hawkish Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt to pressure President McKinley into the Spanish-American . . . — — Map (db m186370) HM
On Eastern Promenade at Morning Street, on the right when traveling north on Eastern Promenade.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Portland native Longfellow (1807-1882) often walked up Munjoy Hill to this park from his home nearby on Congress Street. The poet, like countless others over the centuries, stood here relishing the timeless — and . . . — — Map (db m186377) HM
On Eastern Promenade at Morning Street, on the right when traveling north on Eastern Promenade.
In the 1800s, this panoramic view could only be admired while standing in a field strewn with ash heaps and boulders. At the turn of 19th century, City Engineer William Goodwin created a plan for this park, whic Mayor James P. Baxter brings . . . — — Map (db m186363) HM
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