Falmouth Neck

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Falmouth Neck was the historic peninsula settlement that later developed into the city of Portland, Maine.


Statements (25)
Predicate Object
instanceOf former town center
historic peninsula settlement
adjacentTo Casco Bay
Fore River (Maine)
country United States
geographicFeature peninsula
hasSuccessor municipality of Portland, Maine
historicalNameOf area now occupied by downtown Portland, Maine
historicRole early port on Casco Bay
principal settlement of Falmouth, Maine
knownFor being burned during the American Revolutionary War
forming the core of modern Portland, Maine
laterDevelopedInto Portland, Maine
locatedIn Cumberland County, Maine
Falmouth, Maine
New England
New England Colonies
Province of Massachusetts Bay
partOf Casco Bay region
historic town of Falmouth before its division
presentDayLocation Portland peninsula
presentDayWithin city of Portland, Maine
region Maine coast
timePeriod 18th century
colonial era

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Portland, Maine
formerName

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