Munjoy Hill
43°40′02″N 70°14′56″W / 43.667281°N 70.248937°W
Munjoy Hill
Mount Joy (formerly) | |
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Top: from the Portland Observatory looking northeast on Congress Street; middle top: Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization Hill House in 2010; middle bottom: Portland Observatory c. 1910 bottom: the Munjoy Hill skyline, viewed from the southeast in 2024 | |
| Country | United States |
| City | Portland, Maine |
| Elevation | 161 ft (49 m) |
Munjoy Hill is a neighborhood and prominent geographical feature of Portland, Maine. It is located east of downtown and south of East Deering. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the neighborhood had a large Irish and Italian American population.
The neighborhood is named for George Munjoy, who settled near the intersection of Mountfort Street and Fore Street.
The neighborhood became known as "Mount Joy" for a period of the early 19th century, before reverting to "Munjoy".