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Francis Pettygrove and Asa Lovejoy, co-founders of Portland, named the city in 1845 when Pettygrove won a coin toss with his partner. Pettygrove named it for his hometown of [[Portland Maine]]; had Lovejoy won he intended to name it after his hometown of [[Boston Massachusetts]]. |
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Revision as of 23:13, 27 December 2001
Portland is the largest city in Oregon, a few dozen miles from the west coast of the United States. It is situated just south of the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. It is the 26th largest city in the United States, with a population of 529,121 (according to the 2000 Census). The city is nicknamed "The City of Roses".
Francis Pettygrove and Asa Lovejoy, co-founders of Portland, named the city in 1845 when Pettygrove won a coin toss with his partner. Pettygrove named it for his hometown of Portland Maine; had Lovejoy won he intended to name it after his hometown of Boston Massachusetts.
See also
Reed College, Personal Telco, PDX Wireless, Ward Cunningham.