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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]
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 ]
This is a list of some important mountain passes in the Rocky Mountains of the U.S. State of Colorado. ... Denver Pass: 12,907 feet 3,934 m
There are at least 319 mountain passes in the U. S. state of Oregon. Lolo Pass seen from west of the pass. ... Elk City: 1125803: Randcore Pass: 4,170 ft (1,270 m)
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 is an American crime drama television series that premiered on ABC on September 25, 2019. The series is based on the comic book series of the same name , created by Greg Rucka , Matthew Southworth and Justin Greenwood and adapted for television by writer-producer Jason Richman.
A small town called Kemmerer is the coldest city in Wyoming, with an average annual low of just 22 degrees. That's still warm compared with the coldest temperature recorded in the state, though ...
Denver (/ ˈ d ɛ n v ər / ⓘ DEN-vər) is a consolidated city and county, the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado.It is located in the western United States, in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. [10]