緬因州波特蘭市的港口
您知道美國境內，離歐洲最近的港市在那一州嗎？是的，就在緬因州。

緬因州的海岸線總長3,500哩，由沙灘、半島、島嶼、海灣、小灣及港口構成。波特蘭港口是緬因州沿海的眾多港口之一。波特蘭市建在兩個陡峭的半島上，俯瞰卡斯科灣，而波特蘭港口則是18世紀時，主要的造船及桅桿建造中心。到了1806年，波特蘭是國內的第六大港口。它的興盛也讓它在1812年戰爭及內戰時，成為英軍及邦聯軍隊攻擊的目標。另外，第一次世界大戰時，波特蘭也是德國潛艇或U-boats的攻擊目標。而在第二次世界大戰時，它被列為美國境內最重要的港口，因為它離歐洲最近。卡斯科灣的海岸線及島嶼上，佈滿了大炮碉堡，隨時準備對來襲的潛艇發動攻擊。有些漁夫及潛水夫宣稱，卡斯科灣內的某處有德國潛艇U-boat的殘骸。

Would you ever guess that the closest U.S. port city to Europe is in Maine? Well, it is.

The coastline of Maine totals about 3,500 miles and consists of sandy beaches, peninsulas, islands, inlets, bays, coves and harbors. Portland Harbor is one of many harbors on the Maine coast. The city was built on two hilly peninsulas overlooking Casco Bay. The harbor became a major shipbuilding and mast building center in the 18th century. By 1806, Portland ranked as the sixth largest port in the country. Its success made it a target for attack by the British during the War of 1812 and by the Confederates during the Civil War. Portland was also a target for German U-boats, or submarines, during World War I. It was rated the most important harbor in the continental U.S. during World War II, since it was the closest one to Europe. The coastline and islands of Casco Bay were ringed with artillery bunkers on the alert for submarines. Some fishermen and divers claim that there are sunken German U-boats somewhere in Casco Bay.

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