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.
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