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Portageville is a city in New Madrid and Pemiscot counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 3,228 according to the 2010 Census. ==History== At the turn of the 20th century, Portageville contained two saw mills, two cotton gins, and two Protestant churches. From 1935-1936, Portageville was the home of the Portageville Pirates, part of the Kitty League. "In 1935, the Portageville Pirates are awarded the second-half title after the Jackson Generals and Union City Greyhounds are disqualified for having too many class players on their rosters."〔(Kitty League )〕 In 1936, the Pirates relocated to Owensboro, Kentucky.〔(Portageville Pirates )〕 Place name: Portageville Description: A town in the southeast part of Portage Township on the Pemiscot County line. Two dates of its settlements are given - 1807 and 1848. Perhaps a small settlement was made there in 1807 and destroyed by the earthquakes of 1811-1812 so that a permanent settlement was not made until 1848. A post office was established between 1867-1876. The name was obtained from Portage Bayou (q.v.), and from the fact that this settlement was at the point from which boats and loads had to be carried over dry land to the Mississippi River. (Douglass 266, P.G., Penman) Hamlett, Mayme L. "Place Names Of Six Southeast Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1938 Place name: Portage Bayou Description: A bayou forming part of the boundary line between Pemiscot and New Madrid Counties. So named because it was a part of the early portage line from St. Francois River to the Mississippi River. (Douglass 266, Campbell, Penman) Source: Hamlett, Mayme L. "Place Names Of Six Southeast Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1938. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Portageville, Missouri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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