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VISIT PORTLAND / 33

Wadsworth-Longfellow House Tate House Portland Observatory Victoria Mansion Your Mom’s going to ask you about your trip to Portland. Have something to mention other than beer. 1807 Oldest maritime signal tower in the United States Visit Portland’s Historic Sites portlandhistoricsites.com 1786 Home of the famous poet 1755 Crown jewel of Maine’s pre-revolutionary mast trade 1860 Victorian opulence at its finest www.portlandlandmarks.org www.hwlongfellow.org www.tatehouse.org www.victoriamansion.org

PHOTOS, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: CFW PHOTOGRAPHY; COURTESY TRENT BELL/PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART; COURTESY PORTLAND SEA DOGS

WINSLOW HOMER STUDIO, 1884

The famous painter hired innovative area

architect John Calvin Stevens to adapt a

carriage house into a residence and studio

when Homer relocated from New York City.

L.L.BEAN, 1912

Leon Leonwood Bean started an empire by

selling what we know today as the "Bean Boot."

To capture customers, he stood by his products

with an unconditional lifetime guarantee that is

still offered today!

GOVERNOR BAXTER SCHOOL FOR THE

DEAF, 1957

Gov. Percival Baxter donated his summer

retreat, Mackworth Island, to the state in 1953,

providing a home for this school.

HADLOCK FIELD, 1993

Baseball stars Ryan Flaherty (Baltimore Orioles)

and Charlie Furbush (Seattle Mariners) played

for opposing high schools in this stadium

named after Portland High baseball coach

Edson J. Hadlock, Jr. As home to the Sea Dogs

(AA Red Sox), fans have cheered players who've

advanced and finally won penants for the

Boston's Olde Towne Team and Chicago Cubs.