I just looked this up. I'd always kind of figured that both Portland Maine and Oregon were named due to their association with the sea and shipping. Not sure what the history of the name for Portland Maine is, however Portland Oregon was actually named by Francis W. Pettygrove in the early 1800s. Named after his hometown of Portland .. Maine. Wow! - Here is more about Portland Oregon and how it almost never was due to the lack of 25 cents .. (to file a land claim) .. half of which was split with the first "investor" in Portland for .. 12 and a half cents.
Possibly one of the greatest real estate investments of all time.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Tsunami Affected Oregon Coast?
With about 5,000 miles between the Oregon Coast and Japan, debris from the tsunami faces quite the journey to make it to our shores. Dr. Alan Shanks of the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology says some items will be carried all the way across the Pacific Ocean to the U.S., but not anytime soon. "I don't think we'll see anything from the earthquake until, 3 years from now, would be my guess. Be quite a while," Shanks said.
Dr. Shanks says any debris from Japan would have to make its way through multiple currents before arriving in Oregon, traveling at about seven or eight inches per second. He explains, "But they're not straight lines, they're meandering the whole time. So the actual distance the water travels is much farther than 5,000 miles."
Items most likely to make it to the Oregon Coast will be buoyant, things like plastic containers or glass floats from ships.
According to some Oregon architects, other debris like wood will likely become waterlogged, and sink to the ocean floor before it gets too far in the current. Dr. Shanks says floating debris will move the fastest, under the influence of both wind and sea currents.
As for radioactive material, he says based on past studies of atomic weapons, it won't likely make it far underwater, but radiation in the air is a different story.
Dr. Shanks says any debris from Japan would have to make its way through multiple currents before arriving in Oregon, traveling at about seven or eight inches per second. He explains, "But they're not straight lines, they're meandering the whole time. So the actual distance the water travels is much farther than 5,000 miles."
Items most likely to make it to the Oregon Coast will be buoyant, things like plastic containers or glass floats from ships.
According to some Oregon architects, other debris like wood will likely become waterlogged, and sink to the ocean floor before it gets too far in the current. Dr. Shanks says floating debris will move the fastest, under the influence of both wind and sea currents.
As for radioactive material, he says based on past studies of atomic weapons, it won't likely make it far underwater, but radiation in the air is a different story.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Portland Guides Blog Established
As a means of increasing awareness for the Local Guides Network we've begun to create distinct messaging and communication platforms for each region. Our expanding portfolio of Portland, Oregon area guides has naturally required that we create a blog featuring some of the directories and businesses for that area.
For example, Doctors in Aurora Oregon .. (a city near Portland) may now be displayed alongside dozens of other cities and neighborhoods.
For example, Doctors in Aurora Oregon .. (a city near Portland) may now be displayed alongside dozens of other cities and neighborhoods.
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