Cash Corner Explained

Cash Corner
Coordinates:43.63°N -70.292°W
Settlement Type:Neighborhood in South Portland, Maine
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maine
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cumberland
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:South Portland

Cash Corner is neighborhood of South Portland, Maine, United States. Centered around the intersection of Broadway and Main Street,[1] it is named for merchant brothers A. J. Cash and George Washington Cash, who had businesses there in the 19th century.[2] [3] [4] Up until 1895, Cash Corner was part of Cape Elizabeth.

Broadway was formerly named Brown Street in this section.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Writer . Kelley BouchardStaff . 2020-11-02 . MDOT advances Cash Corner improvement plan in South Portland . 2023-07-25 . Press Herald.
  2. Web site: Cash Corner, South Portland, ca. 1890 . 2023-07-25 . Maine Memory Network . en.
  3. Web site: 2009.033.97 - Cash Family Collection South Portland Historical Society . 2023-07-25 . sphistory.pastperfectonline.com.
  4. Web site: Writer . Kelley BouchardStaff . 2016-11-28 . South Portland historical collection now accessible online . 2023-07-25 . Press Herald.
  5. Web site: DiPhilippo . Kathryn Onos . 2022-04-21 . A Window on the Past – Joseph Manning and Cash Corner . 2023-07-25 . Press Herald.