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...
Portland Street Names – October 31, 1921 – Wilson
Portland Street Names – October 31, 1921 – Wilson Among the best known of those early pioneers and citizens of Portland for whom streets are named is Dr. R. B....
Booth-Kelly Company Ghost Town – Wendling Oregon
Name: Wendling Oregon Class: B3 GPS:Latitude: 44.1904044, Longitude: -122.7984142 Directions: From Portland, drive south on I-5. Take Highway Exit 216 to OR-228, turn left towards Brownsville. At eleven miles, just...
Portland Street Names – October 29, 1921 – Vaughn
Portland Street Names – October 29, 1921 – Vaughn The sixth man to serve the city in the capacity of mayor was George Washington Vaughn, for whom V street was...
Portland Street Names – October 28, 1921 – Thurman
Portland Street Names – October 28, 1921 – Thurman Men well informed in the history and the early citizenry of Portland are unable to recall the man for whom T...
Portland Street Names – October 27 – Savier
Portland Street Names – October 27 – Savier Thomas A. Savier, for whom S street was renamed and who played a prominent part in the early history of Portland, was...
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