Portland - Other Uses

Other Uses

  • Battle of Portland, a sea battle off the Isle of Portland in 1653 during the First Anglo-Dutch War
  • Battle of Portland Harbor, a naval battle near Portland, Maine in 1863 during the American Civil War
  • Portland (film), a 1996 Danish film
  • Portland (sheep), an ancient breed of sheep from the Isle of Portland
  • Portland cement, the type of cement used for most mortar and concrete
  • Portland Club (London), a club in London, the recognized authority on the games of whist and bridge
  • Portland Club (Portland, Maine), a club in Portland, Maine
  • Portland Gale, a storm off New England in 1898
  • Portland Hoffa, an American comedian
  • Portland Island, a fictional island in Liberty City in the video game Grand Theft Auto
  • Portland Orange, a color of light emitted by the don't walk phase of pedestrian crossing signals in North America
  • Portland Project, an initiative to encourage the use of Linux on desktop computers
  • Portland Spurge (Euphorbia portlandica), plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae.
  • Portland stone, limestone from the Isle of Portland
  • Portland Vase, a Roman antique exhibited at the British Galleries

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