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Portland, Oregon
IDC
2020 SW 4th Avenue, 3rd Floor
Portland, OR 97201
United States of America
Phone: (503) 224-6040
Fax: (503) 223-1494
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About Portland
Location
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Northwestern Oregon, where the Columbia and Willamette rivers
meet.
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The metropolitan area is made up of six counties: Clackamas,
Columbia, Multnomah, Washington and Yamhill in Oregon; and
Clark County in Washington.
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Population is 1.7 million, the largest metropolitan area
in Oregon.
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Elevations vary from a few feet above sea level to 11,235
feet atop Mt. Hood.
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Mild climate, with temperatures averaging 66 degrees in summer
and 38 degrees in winter.
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The area gets approximately 37 inches of precipitation a
year, most of which is rain..
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While Portland does get snow it is seldom more than a couple
inches a year and rarely lasts more than one or two days.
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Portland has 9,400 acres of parks, including the smallest
park in the world (Mill Ends Park) and the largest urban wilderness
(Forest Park).
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Attractions
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Metro Washington Park Zoo
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Oregon Museum of Science & Industry
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Japanese Garden
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International Rose Test Gardens
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Various festivals throughout the year, taking place on the
river-front or Pioneer Square, in the heart of downtown
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History
Portland was founded in 1851 and was part of a 640-acre land claim
owned by Asa Lovejoy and Francis Pettygrove. Lovejoy, a native of
Massachusetts, wanted to name the settlement Boston. However, Pettygrove
was from Maine and wanted to name the hamlet Portland. The dispute
was settled with a coin toss. Pettygrove won. Portland, Oregon was
born. Those early pioneers were determined to build a community
where businesses could grow and prosper and where people and natural
resources were nurtured. That spirit is alive and well in Oregon
today. Oregon was the first state in the country to pass a "bottle-bill"
requiring a 5¢ deposit on beverage cans and bottles. Thanks
to far-sighted legislators in the early 1970s, private land owners
can't restrict access to Oregon's beaches.
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