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HISTORY
CLOSEST FREEWAYS: I-5 & I-84
APPROXIMATE POPULATION: 503,891
In 1845 a bunch of settlers got together and decided to set
up a town. When faced with choosing a name, one of the pioneers
suggested Portland, after his home town of Portland, Maine.
Just five years later, town folk found themselves in the business
of supplying pans, picks and work clothes to gold prospectors
heading for California. When gold was found in the Klondike region
of Alaska in the 1890s, Portland was ready to play this role
again.
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CLOSEST FREEWAYS: I-5 & I-84 APPROXIMATE POPULATION: 503,891 In 1845 a bunch of settlers got together and decided to set up a town. When faced with choosing a name, one of the pioneers suggested Portland, after his home town of Portland, Maine. Just five years later, town folk found themselves in the business of supplying pans, picks and work clothes to gold prospectors heading for California. When gold was found in the Klondike region of Alaska in the 1890s, Portland was ready to play this role again. |