Portland Maine's economy relies mostly on the service sector and tourism.
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33 Facts About Portland Maine
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The Port of Portland Maine is the second-largest tonnage seaport in New England.
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The Greater Portland Maine area has emerged as an important center for the creative economy, which is bringing gentrification.
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Portland Maine's economy was greatly stressed by the Embargo Act of 1807, which ended in 1809, and the War of 1812, which ended in 1815.
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In 1851, Portland Maine led the nation by passing the first state law prohibiting the sale of alcohol except for "medicinal, mechanical or manufacturing purposes.
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In 1853, upon completion of the Grand Trunk Railway to Montreal, Portland Maine became the primary ice-free winter seaport for Canadian exports.
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The Portland Maine Company, located on Fore Street, manufactured more than 600 19th-century steam locomotives, as well as engines for trains and boats, fire engines and other railroad transportation equipment.
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Portland Maine became a 20th-century rail hub as five additional rail lines merged into Portland Maine Terminal Company in 1911.
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On June 26, 1863, a Confederate raiding party led by Captain Charles Read entered the harbor at Portland Maine leading to the Battle of Portland Maine Harbor, one of the northernmost battles of the Civil War.
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Portland Maine is known as a very walkable city, offering many opportunities for walking tours that feature its maritime and architectural history.
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Portland Maine has a humid continental climate, with cold, snowy, and often prolonged winters, and warm, relatively short summers.
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Portland Maine is becoming increasingly affected by global warming and the rise of sea levels.
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In 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a report that showed sea level in Portland Maine could rise by six inches by 2050, two feet by 2060 and two to six feet by 2100.
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Portland Maine is organized into neighborhoods generally recognized by residents, but they have no legal or political authority.
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Portland Maine's neighborhoods include the Arts District; Bayside; Bradley's Corner; Cliff Island; Cushing's Island; Deering Center; Deering Highlands; Downtown; East Deering; East Bayside; East End; Eastern Cemetery; Great Diamond Island; Highlands; Kennedy Park; Libbytown; Little Diamond Island; Lunt's Corner; Morrill's Corner; Munjoy Hill; Nason's Corner; North Deering; Oakdale; the Old Port; Parkside; Peaks Island; Riverton Park; Rosemont; Stroudwater; West End; and Woodford's Corner.
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Portland Maine has a low unemployment rate when compared to national and state averages.
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In January 2020 Portland Maine was announced to be the location of a new research institute that will focus on the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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Portland Maine has a large subsidized housing industry with more than five large real estate companies entirely in the business.
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Portland Maine has a long history of prominence in the arts, peaking the first time in the early nineteenth century, when the city was "a rival, and not a satellite of either Boston or New York".
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Portland Maine has enjoyed an arts-related revitalization since the late twentieth century.
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Westin Portland Maine Harborview, completed in 1927, is a prominent hotel located downtown on High Street.
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Portland Maine is home to a concentration of publishing and broadcast companies, advertising agencies, web designers, commercial photography studios, and film makers.
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Radio stations located in Portland Maine include WFNK, WJJB (Sports), WTHT (Country), WBQW (Classical), WHXR (Rock), WHOM (Adult Contemporary), WJBQ (Top 40), WCLZ (Adult Album Alternative), WBLM (Classic Rock), WYNZ (1960s–1970s Hits), and WCYY (Modern Rock).
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network's radio news operations are based in Portland.
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Downtown Portland Maine, including the Arts District and the Old Port, has a high concentration of eating and drinking establishments, with many more to be found throughout the rest of the peninsula, outlying neighborhoods, and neighboring communities.
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Portland Maine has developed a national reputation for the quality of its restaurants, eateries, and food culture.
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Portland Maine is home to numerous juice bars, coffee shops, coffee roasteries, tea houses, distilleries, microbreweries and brewpubs.
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Previously, Portland was home of several minor league ice hockey teams: the Maine Nordiques from 1973 to 1977, the Maine Mariners (AHL) from 1977 to 1992, and the Portland Pirates (AHL) from 1993 to 2016.
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Portland Maine area has eleven professional golf courses, 124 tennis courts, and 95 playgrounds.
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City of Portland Maine includes more than 700 acres of open space and public parks.
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The citizens of Portland Maine are represented by a nine-member city council which makes policy, passes ordinances, approves appropriations, appoints the city manager and oversees the municipal government.
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Port of Portland Maine is the second-largest cruise and passenger destination in the state and is served by the Ocean Gateway International Marine Passenger Terminal.
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