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- 1841 - (Portland, CT) Originally named East Middletown or Conway, then Chatham, it was incorporated as a town in 1841.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ portland/ - 1854 - Portland
Portland, a thriving post-village of Middlesex county, Connecticut, on the left bank of Connecticut river, nearly opposite Middletown, about 15 miles ...Read MORE... 
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Portland, a post-village in Portland township, Middlesex co., Conn., opposite Middletown, on the Boston & New York Air-Line Railroad, and on the E....Read MORE... 
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Bird's Eye View of Portland, Conn.
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Portland, a banking post-village in Portland township (town), Middlesex co., Conn., on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R. and on the E. bank of...Read MORE... 
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1949 - Highway Safety Commission Lists 1948 Freak Accidents - Horse Meets Car
...Last September in Portland a saddle horse became tired of the routine obstacle jumps and bolted for the highway. An automobile blocked the path of ...Read MORE...
Riverdale Cabins, 5 miles East of Middletown on Route U.S. 6A
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Portland, Connecticut, USA
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Portland, Connecticut, USA
Town Hall and Library
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Portland, Connecticut, USA
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Portland, Connecticut, USA
Riverdale Cabins, 5 miles East of Middletown on Route U.S. 6A
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1841 - (Portland, CT) Originally named East Middletown or Conway, then Chatham, it was incorporated as a town in 1841.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ portland/
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1854 - Portland
Portland, a thriving post-village of Middlesex county, Connecticut, on the left bank of Connecticut river, nearly opposite Middletown, about 15 miles ... Read MORE...
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1895 - Portland
Portland, a post-village in Portland township, Middlesex co., Conn., opposite Middletown, on the Boston & New York Air-Line Railroad, and on the E.... Read MORE...
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1906
Portland, a banking post-village in Portland township (town), Middlesex co., Conn., on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R. and on the E. bank of... Read MORE...
1949 - Highway Safety Commission Lists 1948 Freak Accidents - Horse Meets Car
...Last September in Portland a saddle horse became tired of the routine obstacle jumps and bolted for the highway. An automobile blocked the path of ... Read MORE...
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