Portland
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Portland is a former independent town northwest of downtown Louisville. It is situated along a bend of the Ohio River just below the Falls of the Ohio. In its early days it was the largest of the six major settlements at the falls, the others being Shippingport and Louisville and New Albany, Clarksville, and Jeffersonville on the Indiana side.
Portland was located just downstream from the Falls of the Ohio, the only natural obstacle on the Ohio River from Pittsburg to the Gulf of Mexico. All large boats traveling on the Ohio had to stop to move their freight by land around the Falls and reload them on another boat. With a captive audience and a need for freight hauling, Portland's Wharf flourished as numerous taverns, warehouses, and shipyards were built.
Portland quickly became a rival of Louisville and the nearer-by settlement of Shippingport. The three were first connected by road in 1818. This road, initially called the Louisville & Portland Turnpike, became Portland Avenue.
From 1826 to 1833, the Louisville and Portland Canal was built around the Falls, causing many of the warehouses and shipyards to close and shifting economic power on the Falls to nearby Louisville. Portland was incorporated in 1834, but then annexed by Louisville in 1837.
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Portland was located just downstream from the Falls of the Ohio, the only natural obstacle on the Ohio River from Pittsburg to the Gulf of Mexico. All large boats traveling on the Ohio had to stop to move their freight by land around the Falls and reload them on another boat. With a captive audience and a need for freight hauling, Portland's Wharf flourished as numerous taverns, warehouses, and shipyards were built.
Portland quickly became a rival of Louisville and the nearer-by settlement of Shippingport. The three were first connected by road in 1818. This road, initially called the Louisville & Portland Turnpike, became Portland Avenue.
From 1826 to 1833, the Louisville and Portland Canal was built around the Falls, causing many of the warehouses and shipyards to close and shifting economic power on the Falls to nearby Louisville. Portland was incorporated in 1834, but then annexed by Louisville in 1837.
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