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FARTHER AFIELD

By the late 19th century, Portland was fast is another tranquil spot. Numerous important
growing from a small riverfront settlement events in Oregon’s history transpired just
surrounded by forests into an important port south of Portland. Oregon City, at the end
city. It expanded westward into Nob Hill, of the Oregon Trail, was the site of the first
where wealthy merchants settled, and meeting of the territory’s provisional
eastward across the Willamette River. In 1871, legislature, in 1843. At Aurora, a Utopian
the City created Washington Park, now society once thrived, and at nearby
Portland’s favorite green retreat. Crystal Champoeg State Heritage Area pioneers
Springs Rhododendron Garden, to the south, voted to break from Britain.

Sights at a Glance
Towns and Neighborhoods Historic Sites Key
4 Nob Hill e End of the Oregon Trail Central Portland
5 Rose Quarter Interpretive Center Urban area
8 Hawthorne District Parks, Gardens, and
9 Southeast Division Street Natural Areas Major highway
0 Sellwood District 1 Sauvie Island Highway
r Oregon City 2 Washington Park pp74–7 Minor road
t Aurora
6 Eastbank Esplanade
Institutions q Crystal Springs
w Reed College Rhododendron Garden
Museums
7 Oregon Museum of Science
and Industry
Historic Buildings
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3 Pittock Mansion
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Colorful trees and lush greenery in the Strolling Pond Garden, Japanese Garden, Washington Park For keys to symbols see back flap
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