Portland is the 25th largest City in the United States by population at approximately 653,000 residents. Portland is by far the largest City in Oregon and the Multnomah County Seat. Portland was settled upon land in Willamette Valley in the early 1840s by settlers arriving to Oregon via the Oregon Trail. Portland was initially known as "The Clearing" and "Stumptown" due to the large number of felled trees that dotted the area. Portland was renamed after the namesake City in Maine after coin toss in 1845. By 1851 Portland had incorporated as a City and rapidly in size approaching the start of the 20th Century. The focus of this blog will be slightly different than my typical fare. Unlike most cities I visit there was a lot of smaller roadways and sites that I explored, really there wasn't a typical plan to any of what I saw. That being the case I figured it would be better to do this blog in sections. This blog is part of the larger Gribble...
Because every road has a story.