Portland’s Wicked Past
Posted in Portland in Literature on Feb 1st, 2010
We are excited to be able to reprint (with permission) the following excerpt from the book Whiskey & Wickedness by L.D. Cotton:
Located on the original “trail” linking Brockville and Perth, Portland was initially called “the Landing”. During the influx of settlers into Lanark County starting in 1816, people travelled northward from the St. Lawrence [...]
