Deering Center, Maine
Deering Centeris a neighborhood in the residential area ofPortland,Maine,United States.[1]It runs from Brighton Avenue to Forest Avenue to Walton Street, then pastEvergreen Cemetery,near Wayside Street on Ludlow Street.
History[edit]
Formerly known as thetownofDeering, Maine,which separated fromWestbrookin 1871. It was incorporated into Portland as Deering Center on March 9, 1899.
Etymology[edit]
Deering Center is named for Captain James Deering, horse farmer and early resident of the neighborhood.[2]
Education[edit]
Several schools are located in Deering Center:
- Deering High School
- Lincoln Middle School
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Elementary School
Notable people[edit]
- Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith,U.S. Congressman
- Scott Wilson,served onUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
References[edit]
- ^Painting the town spookyPortland Press Herald, October 27, 2008
- ^"Mapping Deering Oaks Activity"– Osher Maps
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