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- ↑ Portland's Plan – State of Maine, p. 162
- ↑ "Greater Portland Landmarks". Greater Portland Landmarks. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ↑ "Plan of Portland, 1858". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ↑ Guide to the Piers and Wharves of Portland Harbor - City of Portland
- ↑ "Walk the Working Waterfront" - PortlandMaine.com
- ↑ The Portland Directory, and Reference Book, for 1858-9. B. Thurston. 1858. p. 320.