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  2. History of Portland, Oregon - Wikipedia

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    Provisional Government of Oregon district boundaries drawn in 1843, showing eventual U.S. border and states. 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 ...

  3. Portland, Oregon - Wikipedia

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    Portland (/ ˈ p ɔːr t l ə n d / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated in the northwestern area of the state at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county.

  4. List of bridges in Portland, Oregon - Wikipedia

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    Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge (BNSF Bridge 8.8) 1908. Swing bridge, Pratt truss. 1,524 feet (465 m) North Portland Harbor (an anabranch of the Columbia River) BNSF Railway. 45°36′51″N 122°42′08″W  /  45.61425°N 122.702306°W  / 45.61425; -122.702306. Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6 (BNSF Bridge 9.6)

  5. Portland Union Station - Wikipedia

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    August 6, 1975. Location. Portland Union Station is a train station in Portland, Oregon, United States, situated near the western shore of the Willamette River in Old Town Chinatown. It serves as an intermediate stop for Amtrak 's Cascades and Coast Starlight routes and, along with King Street Station in Seattle, is one of two western termini ...

  6. Steel Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Steel Bridge is a through truss, double-deck vertical-lift bridge across the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States, opened in 1912. Its lower deck carries railroad and bicycle/pedestrian traffic, while the upper deck carries road traffic (on the Pacific Highway West No. 1W, former Oregon Route 99W), and light rail (MAX ...

  7. Forest Park (Portland, Oregon) - Wikipedia

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    Portland Parks & Recreation Department. Forest Park is a public municipal park in the Tualatin Mountains west of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Stretching for more than 8 miles (13 km) on hillsides overlooking the Willamette River, it is one of the country's largest urban forest reserves. The park, a major component of a regional ...

  8. Old Town Chinatown - Wikipedia

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    3,922. • Density. 19,000/sq mi (7,400/km 2) Signage on the south side of West Burnside Street over where Saturday Market is held. Old Town Chinatown is the official Chinatown of the northwest section of Portland, Oregon. The Willamette River forms its eastern boundary, separating it from the Lloyd District and the Kerns and Buckman neighborhoods.

  9. Neighborhoods of Portland, Oregon - Wikipedia

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    Neighborhoods of Portland, Oregon. Map of Portland, Oregon's five sections, prior to the creation of South Portland in 2020. Portland, Oregon is divided into six sections: North Portland, Northeast Portland, Northwest Portland, South Portland, Southeast Portland, and Southwest Portland. There are 95 officially recognized neighborhoods, each of ...

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