The coin toss Overton sells his share of the claim to Francis Pettygrove. Pettygrove and Lovejoy survey the land, deciding to build a city. Previously called The Clearing, Portland gets its name with the toss of a coin with Pettygrove's home town in Maine winning over Lovejoy's birthplace in Boston. Construction begins on Canyon Road A plank road connecting Tualatin Plains with the City, it allows horse drawn carts to deliver produce from the rich farmlands to the west. Bureau of Planning 1849 First Jewish settlers in Portland Jacob Goldsmith and Lewis May operated a general merchandise store on Front Ave.
Sidewalks are rough planks and the streets are dirt turning to mud when it rains.
Houses are small and simple, only 2 houses in town have a plaster interior. First Municipal election Hugh D. O'Bryant elected Mayor. It was a sixteen by twenty-five foot wooden structure. Land for the Park Blocks and public docks are allocated. Archives 1853 First brick building erected A two story structure built by William S. Ladd occupying the SW corner of Front and Stark.