Portland
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Portland has many meanings.
It is the name of numerous cities, the largest of which are Portland, Oregon and Portland, Maine, in the United States. The original name is of the Isle of Portland, in Dorset, United Kingdom. It applies to people, buildings, passenger trains, ships and sports teams. It also applies to some more general topics. All these headings are listed below.
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[edit] General
- Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general construction usage
- Portland stone, limestone from the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset.
- Battle of Portland, naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War off Beachy Head in the English Channel
[edit] Cities and towns (by country)
In Australia:
- Portland, New South Wales, a small town with a cement works
- Portland, Victoria, a small regional city and port of 12,000 people
In Canada:
- Portland Canal, inlet between southeastern Alaska and British Columbia
- Portland, Ontario, a small town north of Kingston
In Hong Kong:
- Portland Street, arguably the most famous red light district in Hong Kong
In Jamaica:
- Portland, Jamaica, parish, located on Jamaica's north-east coast
In New Zealand:
- Portland, Northland, a small town south of Whangarei
- Portland Island, a small island off the Mahia Peninsula
In the United Kingdom:
- Isle of Portland, an island in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset
- Portland Castle, on the Isle of Portland
- Portland Harbour, a harbour between the Isle of Portland and the mainland
- Portland Place, street in the Marylebone district of central London
In the United States:
- Portland, Arkansas, a city of 552
- Portland, Colorado, a city
- Portland, Connecticut, a city of 8,732
- Portland, Illinois, a city (now known as Blue Island) of 23,463
- Portland, Indiana, a city of 6,437
- Portland, Louisville, Kentucky, a neighborhood and former town in Louisville, Kentucky
- Portland, Maine, a city of 64,249
- Portland, Michigan, a city of 3,789
- Portland, New York, a city of 5,502
- Portland, North Dakota, a city of 604
- Portland, Ohio, a city
- Portland, Oregon, a city of 533,427 (2005)
- Portland, Pennsylvania, a city of 579
- Portland, Tennessee, a city of 8,458
- Portland, Texas, a city of about 15,000
- Portland, Dodge County, Wisconsin, a city of 1,106
- Portland, Monroe County, Wisconsin, a city of 686
- New Portland, Maine, a city of 782
- South Portland, Maine, a city of 23,324 adjoining Portland
[edit] People
- The Earl of Portland
- Most notably, William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland ( between 1689 and 1709)
- The Duke of Portland
- A somewhat common surname of people from the British Isles as well as an anglicized version of unrelated names from other places, such as the Tyrolean name Portolan
[edit] Buildings
- Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in Portland, Oregon
- Portland Gallery, art gallery in Westminster, London
- Portland House, skyscraper in Westminster, London
- Portland Observatory, last remaining maritime signal tower in the United States in Portland, Maine
- Portland Public Service Building, building located in Portland, Oregon
- Portland House (2), at Welbeck DSFC
[edit] Computing
- The Portland Project is intended to ease the porting of desktop applications to Linux for independent software vendors (ISVs)
[edit] Passenger trains
- The City of Portland, Union Pacific Railroad operated a passenger train beginning in 1935, ran between Chicago and Portland, Oregon
- Portland and Ogdensburg Railway, planned railroad planned to connect Portland, Maine to Ogdensburg, New York
- Portland Streetcar, streetcar system in Portland, Oregon
[edit] Ships
- SS Portland, a commercial vessel
- HMS Portland, British Navy ship
- USS Portland, United States Navy ship
[edit] Sports teams
- Portland Trail Blazers, NBA basketball team based in Portland, Oregon
- Portland Winter Hawks, WHL hockey team based in Portland, Oregon
- Portland Beavers, PCL minor league baseball team based in Portland, Oregon
- Portland LumberJax, NLL lacrosse team based in Portland, Oregon
- Portland Timbers, USL soccer team based in Portland, Oregon
- Portland Sea Dogs, EL minor league baseball team based in Portland, Maine
- Portland Pirates, AHL minor league hockey team based in Portland, Maine
- Portland San Antonio, spanish ASOBAL handball team based on Pamplona, Spain.
[edit] Art & Music
- A synth-pop band from Copenhagen
[edit] TV
Not in Portland is the name of an episode of Lost
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