Place:Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

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NamePortland
Alt namesEast Middletownsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS9005420
Chathamsource: taken from Middletown 1767, Portland taken from it in 1841
TypeTown
Coordinates41.567°N 72.633°W
Located inMiddlesex, Connecticut, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Portland Burying Ground
Trinity Church Cemetery
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Portland is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 9,384 at the 2020 census. The town center is listed as a census-designated place (CDP). It is situated across the Connecticut River from Middletown.

Brownstone quarried in Portland was used in the construction of Hartford's Old State House in 1796. The vast majority of the brownstone buildings in Connecticut (see College Row at Wesleyan University and the Long Walk at Trinity College) as well as the famous brownstones in New York City were built with brownstone from Portland's quarries. Today, one of the quarries has been transformed into an adventure park in the summer months featuring zip lines, cliff diving and scuba locations.

About half of the town's perimeter is made up of the Connecticut River. The town has eight marinas and boat clubs as well as three 18-hole golf courses.[1]

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