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Bayside is the downtown neighborhood located between Portland's Old Port and Back Cove. It is a mix of residential and commercial properties and old and modern architecture. The neighborhood is bounded by Forest Avenue, Interstate 295 (I-295), Congress Street, and Franklin Street. [5] It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Parkside, the Old ...
A Voyage into New England, written by Capt. Christopher Levett to spur interest in the Maine colony. The first European to attempt settlement was Christopher Levett, an English naval captain who was granted 6,000 acres (24 km 2) from the King of England in 1623 to found a permanent settlement in Casco Bay.
In northern New England—the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont—the combined population density is 63.56/sq mi (2000 census). According to the 2006–08 American Community Survey, 48.7% of New Englanders were male and 51.3% were female. Approximately 22.4% of the population were under 18 years of age; 13.5% were over 65 years of age.
Élan School was an abusive behavior modification program and therapeutic boarding school located in Poland, Maine. It was a full member of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) and was considered to be a part of the troubled teen industry. The facility was closed down on April 1, 2011, due to multiple reports of ...
The Port of Portland is the second-largest tonnage seaport in the New England area as of 2019. [5] The city seal depicts a phoenix rising from ashes, a reference to Portland's recovery from four devastating fires. [6] Portland was named after the English Isle of Portland. In turn, the city of Portland, Oregon, was named after Portland, Maine. [7]
Maine Medical Center (commonly abbreviated to MMC or contracted to Maine Med) is a 700-licensed-bed teaching hospital in Portland, Maine, United States. Affiliated with Tufts University School of Medicine, it is located in the Western Promenade neighborhood. It has a staff of over 9,500. [1]
1822 - Maine Historical Society founded. 1825 - First Parish Church built. 1826 - Portland Athenaeum founded. 1827 - John Neal opened the first public gymnasium in the US founded by an American in town hall in Market Square [14] 1828. Maine's first literary periodical, The Yankee, founded.
Website. www.une.edu. The University of New England (UNE) is a private research university in Portland and Biddeford, Maine, United States. It traces it historical origins to 1831 when Westbrook Seminary opened on what is now the UNE Portland Campus. The university offers a study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco.