Captain Robert Gray

Historical marker location:

112 U.S. Highway 101, Garibaldi, Oregon

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 101 and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 101.)

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.