Historical Marker
The 1846 Applegate Trail
Historical marker location:
Grants Pass, Oregon
( Marker can be reached from Interstate 5 at milepost 62 near Merlin Road, on the right when traveling north.)
Southern Route to Oregon.
The city of Portland, Oregon was named after Portland, Maine. The city's founder, Asa Lovejoy, had lived in Portland, Maine and wanted to name the new settlement after his former hometown.