Portland, Maine - Portland Oregon’s namesake

“On October 18, 1775, Falmouth was burned in the Revolution by the Royal Navy under command of Captain Henry Mowat.[10]

Longfellow Square (c. 1906)
Following the war, a section of Falmouth called The Neck developed as a commercial port and began to grow rapidly as a shipping center. In 1786, the citizens of Falmouth formed a separate town in Falmouth Neck and named it Portland, after the isle off the coast of Dorset, England.[1] “

Colonialism in History... Reality check (The streets are also named Williams and Vancouver... You all can do your own history refresher for those names...I’ll give you a hint THIS IS RIDICULOUS!)

-I live here