The
small farming community of Portland boasted several business establishments,
including a blacksmith shop and a wood shop, by the late 1880's. The six-grade
Portland school opened in 1879 and met in a one-room log building. The grocery
store served as a residence and a post office as well. The Portland
Congregational Methodist Church worshiped in the old log schoolhouse until 1909
when a sanctuary was built at this site.
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Langly
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