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PORTLAND, ME

\pˈɔːtlənd], \pˈɔːtlənd], \p_ˈɔː_t_l_ə_n_d]\

Definitions of PORTLAND, ME

1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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settled in 1632, was bombarded by the British in 1775, rebuilt in 1783 and incorporated in 1786. From 1820 to 1832 it was the capital of the State. A city charter was obtained in 1832. It was the scene of a disastrous fire in 1866.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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