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For Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, as one war rages without, another rages within. For the next two years, Christmases come and go. Henry writes, “How inexpressibly sad are all the holidays.

The most famous person in this family was 19th-century poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who grew up in the home. Along with its esteemed namesake, the home is also important to Portland and U.S ...