47. History--The Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Home on Congress St.
The renowned poet spent his boyhood at his maternal grandparents' home right on the main street of the city of Portland. If you drive by, you could miss it tucked in next to the Maine Historical Society. You can tour the home and see the rooms where Henry grew up before going off to Bowdoin College. he wrote his first poem there and it was published in the Portland Gazette.
48. Memorial Monument to John Ford: this bronze statue of Ford (sculpted by George Kelly), is surrounded by stone monuments commemorating the six Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences "Oscars" awarded to the director. He was born in Portland as John Feeney in 1894 and attended Portland High School. Some of his movies:The Grapes of Wrath, How Green was my Valley, and The Man who Shot Liberty Valence.
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