History Articles

The following articles were taken from past issues of our municipal newsletter, Portland... On the Move, and are listed according to dates of publication. The original monthly column was called Portland History, Carved in Stone.

See also:

Building of Arrigoni Bridge  | Churches - 1896  | Connecticut River   | History - 1896  | Portland Quarries |

February 2000
- Was Stanclift Really First? Doris explores the possibility that James Stanclift was not the first European to settle in what is today Portland.

January 2000
- What happened to the Wangunks? Part 2 continues the short series that discusses Portland's indigenous people.

December 1999
- What happened to the Wangunks? Part 1 of a two part series on the Wangunk Indians, by Doris Sherrow.

November 1999
- Who were the Wangunk?

October 1999
- Portland Country Market. Every building has its history, and this one is a real connection to the past! We still shop there! Check out the history of Portland Country Market. By Doris Sherrow.

September 1999
- Walking Tour. Our good friend Doris talks about a walking tour of downtown Portland that she sponsored, and some of the historical sites she pointed out.

August 1999
- A Burial Back in 1879. Doris Sherrow describes what it was like.

July 1999
- Portland's First European Settler. Doris Sherrow introduces us to James Stanclift.

June 1999
- Which Town Center do you mean? This is the first of many contributions from Doris Sherrow. This one reveals that Portland has shifted its Town Center on more than one occasion.

May 1999
- Portland Water Company. David Kuzminski gives us an overview of Portland's water supply, going back to the 1880s.

April 1999
- Portland Quarries. An introduction to the Brownstone Quarries of earlier times, written by Jack Dillon. Jack discusses some of his own discoveries, studying a ledger book from way back then. Some of the notations are priceless!

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