Category: Oregon
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20 Interesting Facts About Portland
Facts About Portland Portland is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County. Portland had a population of 652,503, as of 2020, making it the 25th-most populated city in the United States. The first wiki website was created in Portland in 1994. Portland became noted…
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20 Interesting Facts About Eugene
Facts About Eugene Eugene is named after its founder, Eugene Franklin Skinner. Until 1889, it was named Eugene City. Eugene is home to the University of Oregon, Bushnell University, and Lane Community College. The DC Vertigo comic book series iZombie is set in Eugene. Eugene’s largest industries are wood products manufacturing and recreational vehicle manufacturing.…
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10 Interesting Facts About Salem, Oregon
Facts About Salem Salem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon and the county seat of Marion County. One of Oregon’s premier cultural events is the annual Salem Art Fair & Festival. Salem was founded in 1842. Salem became the capital of the Oregon Territory in 1851 and was incorporated in 1857. Salem…
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10 Interesting Facts About Beaverton, Oregon
Facts About Beaverton The city of Beaverton is divided into 13 neighbourhoods: Central Beaverton, Denney Whitford, Raleigh West, Five Oaks, Triple Creek, Greenway, Highland, Neighbors Southwest, Sexton Mountain, South Beaverton, Vose, West Beaverton, and West Slope. According to Oregon Geographic Names, Beaverton’s name is derived from the settlement’s proximity to a large body of water…
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10 Interesting Facts About Hillsboro
Facts About Hillsboro Hillsboro is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. The first people of the Tualatin Valley were the Atfalati or Tualaty tribe of the Kalapuya, who inhabited the region for up to 10,000 years before white settlers arrived. Hillsboro was incorporated as…
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10 Interesting Facts About Bend, Oregon
Facts About Bend The name “Bend” was derived from “Farewell Bend”, the designation used by early pioneers to refer to the location along the Deschutes River where the town was eventually platted, one of the few fordable points along the river. The elevation of Bend is 3,623 feet, above sea level. The city has a…
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10 Interesting Facts About Springfield, Oregon
Facts About Springfield The first inhabitants of the area were the Kalapuya people. The city of Springfield has a total area of 15.75 square miles, of which, 15.74 square miles is land and 0.01 square miles is water. The community was incorporated as a city in 1885. The city was named after a natural spring…
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10 Interesting Facts About Medford, Oregon
Facts About Medford Medford is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Oregon, in the United States. The city was named in 1883 by David Loring, civil engineer and right-of-way agent for the Oregon and California Railroad, after Medford, Massachusetts, which was near Loring’s hometown of Concord, Massachusetts. The city has a…
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10 Interesting Facts About Gresham, Oregon
Facts About Gresham Gresham is situated at the mouth of the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County. Gresham was named after Walter Quintin Gresham, the American Civil War general and United States Secretary of State. The area now known as Gresham was first settled in 1851 by brothers Jackson and James Powell, who claimed land…
