Portland: Difference between revisions

From PortlandWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(more descriptive caption)
(changed wording in lead)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[File:Welcome-To-Portland.jpg|right|thumb|350px|A boring, oddly unbalanced sign welcomes you to the City of Roses.]]
[[File:Welcome-To-Portland.jpg|right|thumb|350px|A boring, oddly unbalanced sign welcomes you to the City of Roses.]]


'''Portland''' is the city this wiki is about. Known by [[:Category:Nicknames for Portland, Oregon|many names]], the Rose City is home to 557,706. This page is currently a [[PW:Stump|stump]], so if you want to learn more about the city, check out the [[PortlandWiki|main page]] and start browsing!
'''Portland''' is the city this wiki is about. Known by [[:Category:Nicknames for Portland, Oregon|many names]], the Rose City is home to 557,706. This whole wiki is about Portland, so if you want to find out more, check out the [[PortlandWiki|main page]] and start browsing!


== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 15:45, 1 September 2010

A boring, oddly unbalanced sign welcomes you to the City of Roses.

Portland is the city this wiki is about. Known by many names, the Rose City is home to 557,706. This whole wiki is about Portland, so if you want to find out more, check out the main page and start browsing!

History

Main article: Portland history

Founded in 1843 by William Overton and Francis Pettygrove, Portland received its city charter on February 8, 1851.

Governance

The city is governed by the Portland City Council.

External links

Error creating thumbnail: convert-im6.q16: not authorized `/tmp/magick-385715dEHg8sjEhIxf' @ error/constitute.c/ReadImage/412. convert-im6.q16: no images defined `PNG:/tmp/transform_8a8c6b1f58b7.png' @ error/convert.c/ConvertImageCommand/3258. Stumps are short, minimal pages with only the most basic information.
Please help them grow by telling their story!