Morrills Corner

{{short description|Road intersection in Portland, Maine, U.S.}}

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| settlement_type = Neighborhood in Portland, Maine

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| subdivision_name2 = Cumberland

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Morrills Corner is a neighborhood and major intersection in Portland, Maine, United States.[https://www.portlandmaine.gov/842/Friends-of-Morrills-Corner "Friends of Morrill's Corner"] – City of Portland Centered around the intersections of Forest Avenue (part of U.S. Route 302 and State Route 100), Allen Avenue (SR 100) and Stevens Avenue.{{Cite journal |date=1960-01-01 |title=Morrill's Corner and vicinity, ca.1960 |url=https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/pphnegs_images_aerial/14 |journal=Aerial Views - Portland Press Herald Still Film Negatives}} It was once home to some of the oldest families in what was the city of Deering.{{Cite web |title=Greater Portland Landmarks - Explore Morrill's Corner! |url=https://www.portlandlandmarks.org/morrills-corner |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Greater Portland Landmarks |language=en-US}}

The Kennebec and Portland Railroad was laid through the neighborhood in 1847. It was abandoned in 1911.{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://woodfordscorner.org/about-us/history |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Friends of Woodfords Corner |language=en-US}} The Boston and Maine Railroad also ran through Deering Junction. From 1914 to 1933, the Portland–Lewiston Interurban entered Portland via the Portland Railroad line from Morrills Corner.{{cite book |author=Robertson, Edwin B. |title=Remember the Portland, Maine, Trolleys |publisher=Robertson Books |year=1982}}

Morrills Corner is named for brother Rufus and Levi Morrill, who lived there in the early 1800s. Lot Myrick Morrill, a governor of Maine, lived at Morrills Corner until he was 23.{{Cite web |title=Morrill's Corner, Portland, ca. 1938 |url=https://www.mainememory.net/record/71675 |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Maine Memory Network |language=en}}