George Fletcher

Historical marker location:

230 South Main Street, Pendleton, Oregon

( Marker is on South Main Street near Southeast Dorion Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)

2nd Place World Bronc Riding Champion 1911. October 3, 1890 - October 1, 1973.

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.