Re: THE HILLS + THE SKILLINGS PORTLAND ME.,
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In reply to:
THE HILLS + THE SKILLINGS PORTLAND ME.,
4/06/00
The land you mention as being owned by SAMUEL SKILLINGS is part of the land covered by the imfamous lease of land on which the War Memorial now sits in Monument Square in Portland. The lease issue is still a live one after all these years. At one time the Skillings family mounted a challenge, but a family member asconded with the funds. The major part of SAMUEL SKILLIN's land was in now SOuth Portland at Long Creek, near the Portland Airport.
Regards,
Tom Henley