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Portland

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political
Description
Located in NW Oregon on Willamette River; named for Portland, Maine; thrived in latter 19th cen. as supply center for gold rushes & for immigrants on Oregon trail, then as lumber & rail center.
Source
Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)

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Joanna Bloom (American, born 1962)

Nan Curtis (American, born 1966)

Melanie Flood (American, born 1979)

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