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The history of the city of Portland, Oregon, began in 1843 when business partners William Overton and Asa Lovejoy filed to claim land on the west bank of the Willamette River in Oregon Country. In 1845 the name of Portland was chosen for this community by coin toss. February 8, 1851, the city was incorporated. [1] Portland has continued to grow ...
Named after Portland, Maine, [13] which is itself named after the English Isle of Portland, the Oregon settlement began to be populated in the 1840s, near the end of the Oregon Trail. Its water access provided convenient transportation of goods, and the timber industry was a major force in the city's early economy.
1845 – Portland, named after Portland, Maine, was founded by two real-estate men from New England. [1]1850 – The Oregonian newspaper founded. [2] [1]1851 Portland incorporated.
Map of the United States with Oregon highlighted. Oregon is a state located in the Western United States. All population data is based on the 2020 census and 2010 census and the Census Bureau's annual estimates. [1] All area data is based on the 2010 US Gazetteer files. There are 241 municipalities.
Oregon Geographic Names is a compilation of the origin and meaning of place names in the U.S. state of Oregon, published by the Oregon Historical Society. The book was originally published in 1928. The book was originally published in 1928.
Named for Thomas Hart Benton, senator and advocate of U.S. annexation of the Oregon Country. 97,713: 676 sq mi (1,751 km 2) Clackamas County: 005: Oregon City: 1843: One of the original four districts of the Oregon Country: Named for the Clackamas people, a local Native American tribe. 423,173: 1,868 sq mi (4,838 km 2) Clatsop County: 007 ...
City of Portland, between Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon; Portland, sunk in the Portland Gale off New England in 1898; Portland (sidewheeler 1853) Portland (1875 tugboat) Portland (1947 tugboat), a preserved sternwheel tugboat based in Portland, Oregon; HMS Portland, the name of several ships of the Royal Navy
Multnomah County / m ʌ l t ˈ n oʊ m ə / is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 815,428. [1] Multnomah County is part of the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA metropolitan statistical area.