"North by East" piece on the South Portland oil tank farm, which came into being

Authors

Source

Down East

Date

1-1-2001

Pages

16-17

Abstract

"North by East" piece on the South Portland oil tank farm, which came into being during World War I, when the Nazis were trying to disrupt the flow of crude oil to Canada and the Northeast. The solution was a modern pipeline from an ice-free port, and the nearest such port was Portland. Now there are close to 150 of the massive tanks, enough to make South Portland the second-busiest oil port on the East Coast.

Recommended Citation

""North by East" piece on the South Portland oil tank farm, which came into being" (2001). Maine News Index - Down East Magazine. 2436.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_downeast/2436