Portland
Lower Highway
Portland, Lower Highway v.2020.03.007Google Earth Imagery Date: May 8, 2019
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"Indians never settled at the site of present-day Portland, although they used it for a resting place as they traveled between the Columbia River and the falls of the Willamette. To them, Portland was known simply as 'the clearing.'"
"Indians never settled at the site of present-day Portland, although they used it for a resting place as they traveled between the Columbia River and the falls of the Willamette. To them, Portland was known simply as 'the clearing.'"
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Oregon State Archives: A 1940 Journey Across Oregon
Oregon State Archives: A 1940 Journey Across Oregon
US 30 leaves PORTLAND, 0 m. [West of Portland]. on NW. Vaughn St. and St. Helens Road, a part of the Lower Columbia Highway, and passes through a busy industrial district along Portland's lower harbor. Wharves line the Willamette River bank (R) and factories and warehouses occupy the river flats.
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/exhibits/across/portland.html
Links
Links
Wikipedia: National Register of Historic Places listings in Northwest Portland, Oregon
Wikipedia: National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Portland, Oregon
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