Historical Marker

LaDow Block

Historical marker location:
201 Southeast Court Avenue, Pendleton, Oregon
( Marker is at the intersection of Southeast Court Avenue and Southeast 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Southeast Court Avenue.)

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.
Oregon random facts