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0575893. Website. www.southportland.org. South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-most populous city in the state, incorporated in 1898. At the 2020 census, the city population was 26,498. [6] Known for its working waterfront, South Portland is situated on Portland Harbor and overlooks the skyline ...
A park named after the lighthouse, Bug Light Park, allows visitors to view the Portland Breakwater Light up close, while memorializing the shipbuilding efforts of World War II. [4] The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Portland Breakwater Light on June 19, 1973, reference number 73000238.
Fort Preble was a military fort in South Portland, Maine, United States, built in 1808 and progressively added to through 1906. The fort was active during all major wars from the War of 1812 through World War II. The fort was deactivated in 1950. It is now on the campus of Southern Maine Community College .
Cash Corner. / 43.630; -70.292. Cash Corner is neighborhood of South Portland, Maine, United States. Centered around the intersection of Broadway and Main Street, [1] it is named for merchant brothers A. J. Cash and George Washington Cash, who had businesses there in the 19th century. [2] [3] [4] Up until 1895, Cash Corner was part of Cape ...
Added to NRHP. January 21, 1988. Spring Point Ledge Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in South Portland, Maine, which marks a dangerous obstruction on the west side of the main shipping channel into Portland Harbor. [2] [3] It is now adjacent to the campus of Southern Maine Community College. It was constructed in 1897 and automated in 1960.
573692. Website. www .portlandmaine .gov. Portland ( / ˈpɔːrtlənd / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. [4] The Greater Portland metropolitan area has a population of approximately 550,000 people.
The South Portland Historical Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the social, commercial and cultural heritage of South Portland, Maine. History [ edit ] The Society was established in 1964 as the South Portland Cape Elizabeth Historical Society.
Old Settlers Cemetery (South Portland, Maine) / 43.64558; -70.22763. Old Settlers Cemetery, also known as Thrasher Cemetery, is a historic cemetery in South Portland, Maine, United States. [1] South Portland's oldest landmark, dating to 1658, [2] it stands today in the grounds of Southern Maine Community College, adjacent to Willard Beach. [3]