Portadown
The building of the canal from Newry to Lough Neagh in the 1730s brought prosperity to Portadown. This busy textile and manufacturing town developed with the linen industry.
Today it has factories making carpets, industrial ceramics and jam. The wide sloping main street has a triangular 'square' at either end. More than a dozen denominations have buily churches and chapels in one small central area.
Sir Robert Hart (1835-1911), who created the Chinese Post Office and founded their lighthouse service, was born in Woodhouse Street.
Interesting Links:
Portadown Times
http://www.mortonnewspapers.com/ptpage.html
Portadown News
http://www.portadownnews.com/
Portadown Online
http://www.aw-portadown.net/