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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]
The Portland Terminal Railroad (PTRC) is a joint terminal railroad of the UPRR and the BNSF, which operates several key rail lines, as well as the Guild's Lake Yard, within the city of Portland. The PTRR facilitates interchange between the two Class 1 railroads; each railways' trains are considered "home" while on PTRC trackage. [ 7 ]
Portland, Oregon, bears the nickname Stumptown, as well as several other nicknames. In the mid-19th century, the city's growth led residents to clear a lot of land quickly, but the tree stumps were not immediately removed; in some areas, there were so many that people used to jump from stump to stump to avoid the muddy, unpaved roads. [ 1 ]
Pengra incorporated a company in 1867 but failed due to lack of financial support. [1] William Williams Chapman, Surveyor General of Oregon from 1857 to 1861, proposed a railroad along the Oregon Trail from Portland, over the Blue Mountains, along the Snake River, then south to the transcontinental railroad at Salt Lake City.
Portland Company: 4-4-0 1871 190 became St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Railroad #1 in 1880 2 Lamoille: Portland Company: 4-4-0 1871 196 became St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Railroad #2 in 1880 3 Swanton: Portland Company: 4-4-0 1871 204 became St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Railroad #3 in 1880 4 Hyde Park: Portland Company: 4-4-0 1871 202
In 1889, The Oregonian called Portland "the most filthy city in the Northern States", due to the unsanitary sewers and gutters. [14] The West Shore reported "The new sidewalks put down this year are a disgrace to a Russian village." [14] The first Morrison Street Bridge opened in 1887 and was the first bridge across the Willamette River in ...
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 close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county.
Map Showing Lines of the Portland Railway Light and Power Company Portland Oregon June 1912 Advertisement for an excursion car in 1906 An ex-PRL&P streetcar that has been preserved is Portland "Council Crest" car 503, which was built in 1904 (as No. 203) for the Portland Street Railway Company and passed to PRL&P with a 1906 merger.