Portland Street Names – November 11, 1921 – Oatman
Portland Street Names – November 11, 1921 – Oatman Harrison B. Oatman, for whom Oatman street is named, was born in New York, February 25, 1826. After his marriage in...
Pacific Northwest Blog List
Pacific Northwest Blog List We are pretty lucky to have a plethora of great blogs here in the great Pacific Northwest! I’m continually on the search for new blogs that...
Portland Street Names – November 9th, 1921 – Failing
Portland Street Names – November 9th, 1921 – Failing Early banking history, education and political activities in the village of Portland have the name of Failing recurring frequently. The father,...
Portland Street Names – November 5th, 1921 – Hawthorne
Portland Street Names – November 5th, 1921 – Hawthorne The general impression is that Hawthorne avenue was named in honor of Dr. J.C. Hawthorne, but it is also true that...
Portland Street Names – November 04, 1921 – Morrison
Portland Street Names – November 04, 1921 – Morrison Old painting and prints depicting scenes in and around Portland in the ’50s and earlier show sturdy log cabins in groves...
Portland Street Names – November 02, 1921 – Upshur
Portland Street Names – November 02, 1921 – Upshur “With the exception of Roosevelt street, the name of Upshur is the only one in the list running in alphabetical order...
Portland Street Names – November 1, 1921 – York
Portland Street Names – November 1, 1921 – York In an earlier number of this series it was remarked how many different paths of life were represented in the list...
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