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The first known reference to Portland as "The City of Roses" was made by visitors to an 1888 Episcopal Church convention. [citation needed] In 1889, the Portland Rose Society was founded, and promoted the planting of 20 miles (32 km) of Portland's streets with roses in advance of the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition. [5]
Whitefish, Montana, was called Stumptown as the area was cleared for the train station. Matthews, North Carolina, was originally named Stumptown in the early 19th century after cotton farmers cleared the land, leaving tree stumps everywhere. Portland, Oregon, bears the nickname Stumptown, as well as several other nicknames.
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.
Stumptown, an American comic book series by Greg Rucka and Matthew Southworth; Stumptown, an American television series based on the comic book series; Stumptown Coffee Roasters, an American coffee roaster and retailer based in Portland, Oregon "Stumptown", a song on Nickel Creek's album Why Should the Fire Die?
Stumptown Coffee Roasters is a coffee roaster and retailer based in Portland, Oregon, United States. The chain's flagship café and roastery opened in 1999. Three other cafes, a roastery and a tasting annex have since opened in Portland, as well as locations in Seattle , New York , and Los Angeles ,. [ 1 ]
The species is believed to only exist within the boundaries of the Portland metropolitan area. [1] It lives in small freshwater creeks and tributaries. [1] "Stumptown" is a nickname applied to Portland and several other locations in the United States. [3] [4] [5]
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Stumptown Coffee Roasters cafe in downtown Portland, Oregon in 2009. Portland, Oregon, in the United States, is known for having an established coffee culture.In February 2012, The New York Times reported that Portland had more than 30 coffee roasters.