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The Portland Freedom Trail is a self-guided walking tour of Portland, Maine.Established in 2007, [1] its 2-mile (3.2 km) course passes through the city's oldest and most historic areas, including those related to its African American population, and features thirteen points of interest.
The Eastbank Esplanade (officially Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade) is a pedestrian and bicycle path along the east shore of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1] Running through the Kerns , Buckman , and Hosford-Abernethy neighborhoods, it was conceived as an urban renewal project to rebuild the Interstate 5 bicycle bypass ...
Chugach State Park in Anchorage, Alaska, was in first place with 490,125 acres (1,983 km 2). [3] Portland author Marcy Houle says that the park "captures the essence of what is natural and wild and beautiful about the Northwest... From this forest sanctuary, panoramic views of the city of Portland, the Willamette and Columbia rivers, and five ...
The 40-Mile Loop is a partially completed greenway trail around and through Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was proposed in 1903 by the Olmsted Brothers architecture firm as part of the development of Forest Park. [1] [2] One greenway expert calls it "one of the most creative and resourceful greenway projects in the country." [3]
In 1845, Oregon Trail pioneer James B. Stephens laid claim to 640 acres (260 ha) across the Willamette River from the then-newly established Portland townsite. [2] The land had been controlled by John McLoughlin of the Hudson's Bay Company, [3] [4]: 2 and its location along the east bank of the river—with its marshes, creeks, and sloughs—made development challenging.
The 1911 Sanborn Map Index for the City of St. Johns, Oregon, shows that the Cathedral Park neighborhood was part of the original City of St. Johns prior to annexation by Portland in 1915. [ 2 ] The neighborhood is named after its most prominent landmark, the city park also called Cathedral Park, [ 3 ] which in turn is named after the cathedral ...
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Soon after Portland and Albina consolidated in 1891, the park became the first in Portland's Northwest quadrant. It was a wooded tract with an open space toward its eastern end. Additional trees were planted in the open space, which made it difficult to plan for sports fields.