Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2024.100.78 |
Collection |
A Window on the Past columns |
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Reference code |
US SPHi 2024.100.78 |
Title |
Thornton Heights once known as Skunk Hill |
Date |
2024 |
Scope & Content |
Feature story about Thornton Heights, once known as Skunk Hill in South Portland, Maine. James B. Thornton, Jr. (1794-1873) was the head of the Thornton family that acquired a large amount of land in western South Portland in the mid-1800s. His son, Rev. James B. Thornton, was the pastor of the FIrst Congregational Church in Scarborough from 1851-1855. Another son, Charles C.G. Thornton, served as captain of Company C of the 12th Maine Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. A Window on the Past history column by Kathryn Onos DiPhilippo, executive director of the South Portland Historical Society. Published in the South Portland Cape Elizabeth Sentry, July 5, 2024. |
Search Terms |
A Window on the Past (news columns) Thornton Heights Skunk Hill |
People |
DiPhilippo, Kathryn Onos Thornton, James B., Jr. (1794-1873) Thornton, James B. (Reverend, 1825-1888, son of James Jr.) Thornton, Charles C.G. |