Portland's Slabtown by Norm Gholston, Tracy J. Prince, Mike Ryerson

127 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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In Portland s first decades, the northwest side remained dense forests. Native Americans camped and Chinese immigrants farmed around Guild s Lake. In the 1870s, Slabtown acquired its unusual name when a lumber mill opened on Northrup Street. The m...

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