South Portland, Maine

== History == South Portland was first colonized in 1630, and it grew to become a small residential community with many farms.

The village was raided by natives in Father Rale's War (1724).

Cape Elizabeth, then including what later became South Portland, broke away from Falmouth in 1765.

On South Portland's waterfront is Fort Preble, which is a military fort established in 1808 to protect Portland Harbor.

In December 1844, Portland resident Ellen G.

In 1858, the City of Portland purchased land near the Fore River for the Forest City Cemetery.

Despite the name, South Portland was never part of the city of Portland, but rather part of Cape Elizabeth, separating in 1895.

Near Fort Preble is Spring Point Ledge Light, which was constructed by the federal government in 1897 to mark a dangerous rock ledge.

South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-most populous city in the state, incorporated in 1898.

Rigby Yard, the largest railroad yard in New England, built by Portland Terminal Company in 1922, is still in operation today and is part of the Pan Am Railways system.

In 1940, the Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Corp (later called the "East Yard") was established to build cargo ships for Britain.

On July 11, 1944, at 4:45 p.m., U.S.

The shipyard gradually ceased operations after the war ended in 1945.

The Ferry Village Neighborhood Conservation Association (FVNCA) was formed in August 1985 to address the development boom in the 1980s which was quickly altering the character o...

=== 2000 census === As of the census of 2000, there were 23,324 people, 10,047 households, and 6,038 families residing in the city.

Soule nominated himself for reelection as mayor in November 2008, but was defeated by Thomas Blake in a 6–1 vote.

The city's 2017 West End Master Plan aims to further encourage such development in that area of the city.

The building was torn down in 2018.