Place:New Portland, Somerset, Maine, United States

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NameNew Portland
TypeTown
Coordinates44.883°N 70.083°W
Located inSomerset, Maine, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
East Portland Cemetery
West New Portland Cemetery
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New Portland is a town in Somerset County, Maine. It is perhaps best known for its Wire Bridge, a cable suspension bridge completed in 1866 that is the last remaining bridge of its type in Maine, and possibly the U.S. Much of North New Portland's Main Street burned to the ground in the fire of 1919, including a hotel. The annual town fair draws large crowds from around, and is held in September. The population was 765 at the 2020 census. The town was given to the residents of Falmouth (now Portland) by the Massachusetts legislature to repay them for their loss when the British fleet burned Falmouth in 1775.

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