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| Kenton is a neighborhood in [[North Portland]] known as the home of a [[Paul Bunyan statue]] and [[Sam Adams| Mayor Sam Adams]]. It was built as a company town by the [[Swift Meat Packing Company]] starting in 1911 or so.
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| Kenton's northern border is formed by [[North Portland Harbor]], the channel of the [[Columbia River]] that separates the area from [[Hayden Island]]. Kenton's eastern boundary is [[Interstate 5]]. Its southern boundary is [[N Lombard Street|North Lombard]]. The western border (traveling from north to south, respectively) follows [[N Portland Road]], [[N Columbia Boulevard]], and [[N Chautauqua Boulevard]]. The [[Columbia Slough]] passes through Kenton.
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| ==Parks in Kenton==
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| * [[Kenton Park]]
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| * [[Trenton Park]]
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| ==Schools in Kenton==
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| * [[De La Salle North Catholic High School]]
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| * [[Peninsula Elementary School]]
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| ==Churches in Kenton==
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| * [[Peninsula Baptist Church]]
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| * [[Peninsula Open Bible Church]]
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| ==Locally-owned dining and drinking establishments in Kenton==
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| * [[E-San Thai]]
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| * [[Kenton Club]]
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| * [[Mock Crest Tavern]]
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| * [[Posie's]]
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| ==Locally-owned retail businesses in Kenton==
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| * [[Cut and Paste Paper]]
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| ==National Register of Historic Places in Kenton==
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| * [[Kenton Commercial Historic District]]
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| * [[Kenton Hotel]]
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| * Paul Bunyan Statue - corner of [[N Denver Avenue]] and [[N Interstate Avenue]].
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| ==Adjacent neighborhoods==
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| * Hayden Island on the north
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| * [[Bridgeton]] on the northeast
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| * [[East Columbia]] on the east
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| * [[Piedmont]] on the southeast
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| * [[Arbor Lodge]] on the south
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| * [[Portsmouth]] on the southwest
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| * [[St. Johns]] on the northwest
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| == External links ==
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| * description of Kenton on [http://www.portlandneighborhood.com/kenton.html Portlandneighborhoods.com]
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| * description of Kenton on [[Wikipedia:Kenton,_Portland,_Oregon| Wikipedia]]
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